European
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
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native to or derived from Europe.
traditional European customs; European languages.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Europe.
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a person of European descent.
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(in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
adjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants
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native to or derived from Europe
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Europe
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a person of European descent
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a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it
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Origin of European
Example Sentences
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Rooney's old club Manchester United had no European commitments this season and finished the campaign strongly to take third place in the Premier League.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Results were presented during a "Hot Line" session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Then Mastercard got aggressive in winning European card deals that had been Visa’s, which benefited its stock as well.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
That helped pull European bond yields lower as inflation worries cooled.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Several European countries, watching and waiting on the sidelines, would soon choose sides.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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