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European
[ yoor-uh-pee-uhn, yur- ]
adjective
- of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
- native to or derived from Europe:
traditional European customs; European languages.
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- a person of European descent.
- (in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
European
/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants
- native to or derived from Europe
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Europe
- a person of European descent
- a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it
Derived Forms
- ˌEuroˈpeanˌism, noun
Other Words From
- Euro·pean·ly adverb
- anti-Euro·pean adjective noun
- inter-Euro·pean adjective
- non-Eu·ro·pean adjective noun
- pro-Eu·ro·pean adjective noun
- pseudo-Euro·pean adjective noun
- un-Eu·ro·pean adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
There are reasons that European countries tend to avoid fluoride.
We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
But outside of a few European countries and Quebec, this leave is usually two weeks or less and usually unpaid.
Those who served abroad were treated with suspicion that they had been infected by European diplomacy.
We can readily see how this might have been, from numerous experiments made with both American and European varieties.
European tobacco is lacking in flavor and is less powerful than the tobacco of America.
These shipments in the past have been financed through credits drawn on European centers.
The flower stems on the American varieties are much longer than those of European tobaccos and also larger.
Hence it was that he found in Great Britain an implacable enemy ever stirring up against him European coalitions.
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