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Webster 1828 Edition
Europe
EU'ROPE
,Noun.
The great quarter of the earth that lies between the Atlantic ocean and Asia, and between the Mediterranean sea and the North sea.
Definition 2024
Europe
Europe
English
Proper noun
Europe
- The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
- (idiomatic) A political entity; the European Union.
- (Britain, Ireland) Continental Europe,typically the western portion, and excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
- (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
European Union — see European Union
continent
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See also
- (continents) continent; Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America (Category: en:Continents)
French
Etymology
From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ø.ʁɔp/
Proper noun
Europe f