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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

See Examples For:

Eu EU eu- eu

The skilled worker scheme was introduced after Brexit for employers to recruit workers after Eu free movement ended.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

I didn’t say we were speaking to Bitaté Uru Eu Wau Wau the next week!

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

Robert of Eu at once replaced the hastily-formed wooden fortress by a small stone castle, and this was added to from time to time.

From Hastings and Neighbourhood by Walter Higgins

Around 10 leaders including European Council chief Antonio Costa will be in Kyiv for the coalition meeting, according to an EU official.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Most EU goods face a 10% tariff rate, while U.S. importers collect refunds on some €31 billion in unlawfully levied duties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"A high level of protection should not be an opt-in; it should be the default," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said in a statement at that time.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Arrivals must be registered, with identity checks to prevent those who pose security or public health risks from entering the EU undetected.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

In 2007, the sugar industry increased efficiency and diversification efforts, in response to a 17% decline in EU sugar prices.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The genus Eucalyptus is named for its unusual floral structure derived from the Greek eu-, well, and kaluptos, covered, which refers to the operculum that covers the floral buds before anthesis.

From Nature ● Jun. 10, 2014

Whether thit ko, lu rou fan, tau eu bah or endless variations upon stewed pork belly, similar ideas of comfort live in the plastic borders between us.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

“Can we create website and eu Corp as before or has anything changed?”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2018

"The prefix, eu, is Greek for good, true or nice. "The species is a fibrecap mushroom, and I found a picture of it.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2014

But by the age of six months, American babies no longer react when they hear variants of ee, and Swedish babies have become impervious to differences in eu.

From Time Magazine Archive

For let the right line aeio, be drawne by the centers a and e: And let the particular raies be eu, and au.

From The Way To Geometry by William Bedwell