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CERN

CERN (name) means the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a major particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. Example: “CERN operates the Large Hadron Collider.”

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The European Organization for Nuclear Research, a major particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland.
"CERN operates the Large Hadron Collider."
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_____ operates the Large Hadron Collider.

Etymology

From the French acronym for the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire.

Origin: French

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What does “CERN” mean?

The word “CERN” means the European Organization for Nuclear Research, a major particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland.

How do you use “CERN” in a sentence?

Here is “CERN” used in a sentence: “CERN operates the Large Hadron Collider.”

What part of speech is “CERN”?

“CERN” is a name.

Where does the word “CERN” come from?

The word “CERN” comes from French. From the French acronym for the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire.

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