Europa

American  

[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] / jʊˈroʊ pə, jə- /

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.

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Europa ¹ British  

/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

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

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Europa ² British  

/ 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

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Europa Scientific  

/ y-rō′pə /

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

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Europa

Last season, Anderson helped Forest to the Europa League semi-finals and was the Premier League leader for touches and duels won.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The ban does not cover the Europa League qualifier against Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

It meant 17-year-old Marcus Rashford, not Keane, was on the bench for the Europa League tie against Midtjylland three days later when Anthony Martial was injured in the warm-up and had to pull out.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

Pereira, who replaced Dyche in February, guided Forest to 16th in the Premier League - five points above the relegation zone - and the Europa League semi-finals, where they lost to eventual winners Aston Villa.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Jovian moon Europa, as seen by Voyager 2 during close encounter on July 9, 1979.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan