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

Villa Park in Birmingham, from which Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from attending a Europa League match in November, will stage four matches.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

After finishing third in the league last term, they entered the Europa League third qualifying round.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The victory kicked off the staggering run of 17 wins in 20 games which formed the backbone of returning to the Champions League and giving Villa momentum to win the Europa League.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Villa took five games to score their first top-flight goal last season before ending the campaign triumphant, winning the Europa League in Istanbul.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

My father told me the names: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and one more…He died later that summer.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin