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Europe

See also: europe, europé, Europę, Európe, and Európé

English

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World map showing the location of Europe (continent).
 
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From Middle English Europe, from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Doublet of Europa.

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Europe

  2. 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.
  3. A political entity; the European Union.
    • Al Mahlool, Fared (2021 November 13) “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.”
  4. (UK, Ireland) Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
  5. (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 book title or journal name)‎[2], ESPN (UK), 2012 December 4, 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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European Union — see European Union

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French

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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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Friulian

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Europe f

  1. Europe (a continent)
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Latin

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From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

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Eurōpē f sg (genitive Eurōpēs); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Eurōpa

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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

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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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