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World map showing the location of Europe (continent).
 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English Europe, from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Doublet of Europa.

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹəp/, /ˈjɔː.ɹəp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɚ.əp/, /ˈjɝ.əp/
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  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈjʉə.ɹəp/, /ˈjoː.ɹəp/

Proper nounEdit

Europe

  1. 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.
  2. A political entity; the European Union.
    • Al Mahlool, Fared (13 November 2021), “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter[1], Twitter, retrieved 13 November 2021: “French politician Julien Odoul ​says he would prefer the cold death of migrants stranded behind barbed wire on the Belarus-Poland border, rather than being allowed to enter Europe.”
  3. (UK, Ireland) Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
  4. (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
    • “Man City out of Europe as Arsenal lose again”, in (please provide the title of the work)[2], ESPN (UK), 4 December 2012, retrieved 5 December 2012
      Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.

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Europe f

  1. Europe
    Synonym: Vieux Continent
  2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

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Europe f

  1. Europe (a continent)

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

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Eurōpē f sg (genitive Eurōpēs); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Eurōpa

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Eurōpē
Genitive Eurōpēs
Dative Eurōpae
Accusative Eurōpēn
Ablative Eurōpē
Vocative Eurōpē
Locative Eurōpae

Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā).

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Europe

  1. Europe (continent)
  2. Europa (Greek goddess)

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