Europe
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈjʊə.ɹəp//
- United Kingdom//ˈjɔː.ɹəp//
- United Kingdom//ˈjɵːɹəp//
A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
proper noun
- 1
A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.
- 2
A political entity; the European Union.
Al Mahlool, Fared (13 November 2021), “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter, Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2021, retrieved 13 Nov 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
Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
- 4
International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Europe, a learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa). Doublet of Europa.
Forms
- plural
- Europes
Europe · A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
European · Related to Europe.Euros · the UEFA European Football ChampionshipEv · A diminutive of the female given name Evelyn.