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

A 4-2 defeat to Real Sociedad on Tuesday will irritate their perfectionist head coach, but there is plenty of time for him to fine-tune the Europa League holders before the start of the new campaign.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

This inner gap likely helped capture and preserve Io, Europa, and Ganymede as they moved through the disk.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

So after ending their 30-year wait for a trophy with May's Europa League win, can Emery continue to produce his magic?

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Manzambi was named Europa League Young Player of the Season and scored seven goals in 47 appearances in all competitions last term, as Freiburg finished seventh in the German Bundesliga.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

No bull could this be, thought Europa, but most certainly a god; and she spoke pleadingly to him, begging him to pity her and not leave her in some strange place all alone.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton