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
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Europeanismnoun
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anti-Europeanadjective
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inter-Europeanadjective
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non-Europeanadjective
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pro-Europeanadjective
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pseudo-Europeanadjective
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un-Europeanadjective
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Europeanlyadverb
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of European
Example Sentences
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Either way the Irish government has not yet withdrawn its inter-state legal case against the United Kingdom at the European Court of Human Rights.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
The reform would update rules from 2011 and follows an increase in reported cases across the European Union, with concerns that easy-to-use AI tools will spur an even bigger spread of harmful content.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Eurozone inflation is set to remain above the 2% target despite the recent decline in energy prices, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Armida van Rij from the Centre for European Reform points to re-invigorated efforts by a long list of European countries clamouring to join the EU's ranks - none more insistently than Ukraine.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
On June 28, 1914, the day that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, the major European powers all had large standing armies.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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