BRICS

Earlier BRIC.

BRICS

1. (geopolitics, economics) Acronym of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, an international economic organization comprising several fast-growing economies.
   • 2023 August 28, “BRICS expansion is a big win for China. But can it really work as a counterweight to the West?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     As shown by the BRICS expansion and the long waiting list to join, Xi’s offer of an alternative world order is finding receptive ears in the Global South, where many countries feel themselves marginalized in an international system they see as dominated by the US and its wealthy allies.

• IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa)
• CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa)

• CBIRS, cribs

BRICS m pl or m (sometimes plural only, in variation)

1. (politics, economics) BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)

• Brics^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾiɡs/ [ˈbɾiɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -iɡs
• Syllabification: BRICS

BRICS m pl or m or f

1. (geopolitics, economics) BRICS

It is valid both the use of the masculine plural and the masculine singular. The use of the feminine singular is also valid, although rare.^[1]