Europe
English
Etymology
From Middle English Europe, from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Doublet of Europa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹəp/, /ˈjɔː.ɹəp/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɚ.əp/, /ˈjɝ.əp/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈjʉə.ɹəp/, /ˈjoː.ɹəp/
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.
- A political entity; the European Union.
- (UK, Ireland) Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus 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
- Alps
- Apennine Peninsula; Italian Peninsula
- Balkans; Balkan Peninsula
- Baltic
- Benelux; Low Countries
- British Isles; Islands of the North Atlantic
- Carpathians
- Caucasus (transcontinental)
- Central Europe
- continental Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Iberia; Iberian Peninsula
- Northern Europe
- Pyrenees
- Scandinavia
- Southern Europe
- Western Europe
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
continent
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European Union — see European Union
See also
- (continents) continent; Africa, America (North America, Central America, South America), Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania (Category: en:Continents)
French
Etymology
From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ø.ʁɔp/
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See also
- (continents) continent; Afrique, Amérique (Amérique du Nord, Amérique du Sud), Antarctique, Asie, Australie, Europe, Océanie (Category: fr:Continents)
- euro
- UE
Friulian
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈroː.peː/, [ɛu̯ˈroːpeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈro.pe/, [eu̯ˈrɔːpe]
Middle English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛu̯ˈrɔːp(ə)/
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