Europa

[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-]

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

/ 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

Europa

²

/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

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

Europa

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

Example Sentences

They were dumped out of Champions League qualifying 9-1 on aggregate by Club Brugge and have lost their opening two Europa League matches.

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Rangers came through four rounds of qualifying to reach the group stage of the Europa League in Gerrard's debut season.

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In an interview with BBC Sport, Taylor speaks publicly for the first time about being targeted by Roma fans as he walked through an airport with his family, external after the 2023 Europa League final.

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The north London club won their first trophy in 17 years when they beat Manchester United in May's Europa League final.

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Van Bronckhorst, a ridiculous sacking who is now working for Liverpool, won the Scottish Cup and brought Rangers to the Europa League final.

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