EC vs Great Britain

EC and Great Britain both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
EC	Yes	No	No	No
Great Britain	Yes	No	No	No

EC (noun)	Great Britain (noun)
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members	an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom