Europa

[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-]

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.

Europa

¹

/ 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

Europa

²

/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

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

Europa

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

Example Sentences

It doesn't help that Palace play in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, because their squad is not big enough for European football.

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It has been 35 years since he left Forest as a young professional to join Chesterfield and Dyche revelled in the Europa League atmosphere.

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The Europa League has confirmed two matches scheduled for Thursday have had their kick-off times brought forward.

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Forest are 18th in the Premier League, winless in all competitions since the opening day and face Porto in the Europa League in Dyche's first game in charge on Thursday.

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Frankfurt won the Europa League in 2022 and have gradually improved their league performance since, finishing third in the Bundesliga last season, a joint club record, with the division's youngest average team.

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