Europa

American  

[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] / yʊˈroʊ pə, yə- /

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. 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 ² 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 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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Example Sentences

That confidence stems from O'Neill's success on the field in the past five weeks, when he has lost only once - 3-1 at Midtjylland in the Europa League.

From BBC

Rangers captain James Tavernier insists his side can still reach the knockout stages of the Europa League despite taking just one point from their opening five fixtures.

From BBC

O'Neill has won all four of his domestic fixtures since returning to the club but was defeated by Midtjylland in the Europa League.

From BBC

Part of the Arsenal team that reached the Europa League final in 2019 and won the FA Cup in 2020, he also helped England to back-to-back European Championship finals.

From BBC

He scored the winning goal in last season's Europa League final and cost Tottenham Hotspur £50m, making him the second most expensive Welshman in history - second only to the great Gareth Bale.

From BBC