EC vs European Economic Community

EC and European Economic Community both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
EC	Yes	No	No	No
European Economic Community	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, EC and European Economic Community are synonyms defined as:

EC and European Economic Community: an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

Other synonyms of EC include Common Market, EEC, EU, Europe, European Community, European Union.

EC (noun)	European Economic Community (noun)
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members	an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members