European plan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of European plan
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The goal of the European plan is to give shipping companies confidence to use the strait after the fighting has ended, which officials said could be some time away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
That the man who always has a European plan can plot another landmark result in their history - and help put a painful reminder of his past behind him.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
Yet a European plan to merely use the interest on the Russian funds would provide only a trickle of money every year — some $2.5 billion-$3 billion at current interest rates.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
The European plan includes construction of two new factories in Magdeburg, Germany, a city between Berlin and Hanover.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2022
To effect this, he abolished the old privileges of the soldiers, disbanded them, and drafted them into the new regiments, which he had organized on the European plan.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
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