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• Eu
  Eu

  europium.
• EU
  EU

  abbreviation

  European Union.
• eu-
  eu-

  a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia ); in scientific coinages, especially taxonomic names, it often has the sense “true, genuine” (eukaryote )
• eu
  eu

  abbreviation

  the European Union

Eu

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. europium.

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EU ² American  

[ee-yoo] / ˈiˈju /

abbreviation

1. European Union.

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eu- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia ); in scientific coinages, especially taxonomic names, it often has the sense “true, genuine” (eukaryote )

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Eu ¹ British  

symbol

1. europium

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EU ² British  

abbreviation

1. European Union

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eu ³ British  

abbreviation

1. the European Union

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eu- ⁴ British  

combining form

1. well, pleasant, or good

   eupeptic

   euphony

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Etymology

Origin of eu-

< Greek, combining form of eús good (adj.) or eú, eû (neuter, used as adv.) well

Example Sentences

“It was the kind of vial that women used to wear round their necks containing smelling-salts,” said team-leader Guillaume Blondel, who heads the archaeological service for the town of Eu.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

Following this screening, Riedel was able to identify new Eu compound candidates, and further, he was able to synthesize the top suggestion from the list, the double perovskite halide Cs2NaEuF6.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Singaporean chip designer Eu Gene Goh is an electric-vehicle evangelist with two Teslas in the garage.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2023

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, how did the Uru Eu Wau Wau help shoot the film?

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

It does look gloomy, enclosed in high walls, such a contrast to Eu and the beautiful, bright sunny homes where the Orléans Princes spent their childish years.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King