Europe
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a continent in the western part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the east and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian Seas on the southeast. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 square miles (10,404,000 square kilometers).
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Classical Mythology. Europa.
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the second smallest continent, forming the W extension of Eurasia: the border with Asia runs from the Urals to the Caspian and the Black Sea. The coastline is generally extremely indented and there are several peninsulas (notably Scandinavia, Italy, and Iberia) and offshore islands (including the British Isles and Iceland). It contains a series of great mountain systems in the south (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Caucasus), a large central plain, and a N region of lakes and mountains in Scandinavia. Pop: 724 722 000 (2005 est). Area: about 10 400 000 sq km (4 000 000 sq miles)
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the continent of Europe except for the British Isles
we're going to Europe for our holiday
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the European Union
when did Britain go into Europe?
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a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person
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The previous month and from within Europe, Denmark’s Novo Nordisk announced an investment of 432 million euros in a new tabletting facility.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
It can be found in some areas of Europe, Africa and Asia.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The strains that circulate in Asia and Europe — where hantavirus is more common, and generally less deadly — attack the kidneys.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
CREW, which has 10 projects in the U.S. and Europe, just raised $25 million to build more systems and staff up, cofounder and CEO Joachim Katchinoff said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Louis Lépine and Alphonse Bertillon, supposedly the finest detectives in Europe, were far behind the times.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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