Europa
[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-]
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noun
Also Europe. Classical Mythology. 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.
Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
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He did calculations and was telling me all these facts and criteria for racing NorAms and Europa Cups and then maybe, World Cup.
Historical Examples of europa
If payment was offered, they shook their heads, and only asked for tidings of Europa.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
That's Europa, third in distance from Jupiter, the fifth planet.
They opened the ports and drew their first breath of the atmosphere of Europa.
Finally, vessels were also sent to Io and to Europa, but none of them returned.
Spacehounds of IPCEdward Elmer Smith
Europa went to meet him, and they came to the house together.
Anting-Anting StoriesSargent Kayme
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Europa
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