European

[yoor-uh-pee-uhn, yur-]

adjective

1. of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.

2. native to or derived from Europe.

   traditional European customs; European languages.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Europe.

2. a person of European descent.

3. (in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.

European

/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants

2. native to or derived from Europe

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Europe

2. a person of European descent

3. a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it

Other Word Forms

• Europeanly adverb
• anti-European adjective
• inter-European adjective
• non-European adjective
• pro-European adjective
• pseudo-European adjective
• un-European adjective
• Europeanism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of European¹

1595–1605; < Latin Eurōpae(us) ( Europe, -eous ) + -an

Example Sentences

Mark: Celtic's best result of the season and our best European result in years.

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Both Coburn and Arnott also spoke up for the broadcasters in the same European Parliament debate where Gill made a speech in return for money.

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Palace are 18th in the league standings with two wins and two losses through four matches in their first full venture into European football.

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Members of the European Parliament on Nov. 13 passed a tranche of climate regulations after they were watered down from their original form.

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“As a whole it could be the basis for some future agreement,” Putin said of the original draft plan shared with Moscow, which has since been modified with Ukrainian and European input.

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