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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Example Sentences

He guided Strasbourg to eighth place in Ligue 1 last season and reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals, where they were beaten by Rayo Vallecano in their first last-four appearance in a European competition.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

His French club finished eighth in Ligue 1 last season and reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals, losing to Rayo Vallacano.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

He previously spent 14 months as head coach of Lyon, initially on an interim basis, and guided them to Europa League qualification in 2024-25.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

There were glimpses of quality during his time at Villa, but he was only introduced off the bench nine minutes from the end of the Europa League final victory over Freiburg on 20 May.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Europa turns out to be as smooth as a billiard ball despite the network of lineations.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan