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– tchrist ♦
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 1:07
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I am not sure it’s true that a billion means a million million in Europe. Which European countries did you have in mind?
– Simd
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 6:30
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@Anush en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales "Countries where the long scale is currently used include most countries in continental Europe [..]"
– DonFusili
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 11:48
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@Anush like DonFusili said, but more specifically: «The traditional long scale is used by most Continental European countries and by most other countries whose languages derive from Continental Europe.» But the usage is getting progressively fuzzier, because of cultural contamination.
– ANeves
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 15:35
In French for example, the obvious translation is milliard. Which word in current common use are you thinking of!
– Simd
Commented Jul 2, 2018 at 16:33

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