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Europa

American  
[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] / yʊˈroʊ pə, yə- /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. Also a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.

  2. Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Europa 1 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. the smallest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Diameter: 3138 km; orbital radius: 671 000 km

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Europa 2 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Phoenician princess who had three children by Zeus in Crete, where he had taken her after assuming the guise of a white bull. Their offspring were Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon

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Europa Scientific  
/ y-rō′pə /

  1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo.

  2. See Note at moon

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Yet under the Argentine coach, Atletico went on to win the Europa League in Simeone's first season, before adding the Uefa Super Cup and the Copa del Rey in 2012–13.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Hydrothermal activity is believed to exist on the ocean floors of icy moons such as Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

They also have a Europa League quarter-final against Bologna to look forward to.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He has also played for elite clubs across Europe and Brazil - winning the Champions League and Europa League with Chelsea and silverware in Italy with Napoli.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

My father told me the names: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and one more…He died later that summer.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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