European
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
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native to or derived from Europe.
traditional European customs; European languages.
noun
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Europeans
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Europe.
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a person of European descent.
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(in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
adjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants
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native to or derived from Europe
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Europe
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a person of European descent
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a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Europeanismnoun
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anti-Europeanadjective
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inter-Europeanadjective
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non-Europeanadjective
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pro-Europeanadjective
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pseudo-Europeanadjective
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un-Europeanadjective
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Europeanlyadverb
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of European
Example Sentences
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The United States is its biggest individual market, while the European Union is its largest trading bloc.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
This finding adds another dimension to the emerging picture of prehistoric European societies.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
It was the first time Sunderland had qualified for European competition in 53 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
But in private, some senior European officials are more blunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It bet, in effect, on England rather than France as the hegemonic European power of the future, which proved prophetic.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
While some ancient Europeans exchanged genes across considerable distances, other populations appear to have maintained a continuous genetic presence in particular regions for thousands of years.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
While American workers have long managed their own retirement portfolios to supplement a baseline Social Security check, continental Europeans were promised a comprehensive, state-guaranteed income for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
At City Spa on Pico Boulevard, that history stretches back to 1955, when it began as a social club for Eastern Europeans who migrated to Pico Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Visitors from farther-away countries, particularly the United States and some Asian ones, often spend more than Europeans during their stay.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
If you want to fully understand what Europeans did when they encountered the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, it helps to know what happened in Europe in the centuries before 1492.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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