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• Eu
  Eu

  europium.
• EU
  EU

  abbreviation

  European Union.
• eu-
  eu-

  a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia ); in scientific coinages, especially taxonomic names, it often has the sense “true, genuine” (eukaryote )
• eu
  eu

  abbreviation

  the European Union

Eu

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. europium.

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EU ² American  

[ee-yoo] / ˈiˈyu /

abbreviation

1. European Union.

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eu- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia ); in scientific coinages, especially taxonomic names, it often has the sense “true, genuine” (eukaryote )

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Eu ¹ British  

symbol

1. europium

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EU ² British  

abbreviation

1. European Union

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eu ³ British  

abbreviation

1. the European Union

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eu- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. well, pleasant, or good

   eupeptic

   euphony

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Etymology

Origin of eu-

< Greek, combining form of eús good (adj.) or eú, eû (neuter, used as adv.) well

Example Sentences

“It was the kind of vial that women used to wear round their necks containing smelling-salts,” said team-leader Guillaume Blondel, who heads the archaeological service for the town of Eu.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Following this screening, Riedel was able to identify new Eu compound candidates, and further, he was able to synthesize the top suggestion from the list, the double perovskite halide Cs2NaEuF6.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Singaporean chip designer Eu Gene Goh is an electric-vehicle evangelist with two Teslas in the garage.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2023

How did you build trust with the Uru Eu Wau Wau community?

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

His great-grandson, Charles, son of Philip of Artois, count of Eu, and Marie of Berry, played a conspicuous part in the Hundred Years’ War.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various