European plan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of European plan
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The goal of the European plan is to give shipping companies confidence to use the strait after the fighting has ended, which officials said could be some time away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Yet a European plan to merely use the interest on the Russian funds would provide only a trickle of money every year — some $2.5 billion-$3 billion at current interest rates.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
Many have called the bear to be captured and demanded changes to a European plan called "Life Ursus" which is aimed at reintroducing brown bears in the Alps.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023
The European plan includes construction of two new factories in Magdeburg, Germany, a city between Berlin and Hanover.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2022
This hotel of ours here keeps open all night; and it's on the European plan, I'm thinking—leastwise you can have anything you can pay for.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander
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