European
adjective
of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
non-European
-
a word derived from
European.
Example Sentences
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To that end, Canada this year became the first non-European country to join Europe’s defense procurement pact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Canada would not be the first non-European country to join the contest; Israel and Australia regularly compete, and Morocco competed in 1980.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
According to the ECB, nearly two-thirds of card payments in the euro area are handled by non-European companies -- mostly Visa and Mastercard.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mr. Ryrie’s chief subject is the encounter between Protestants and non-European peoples in places as vastly different as Barbados, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope and Sri Lanka.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
She was then training as a nurse with Albertina and Peter Mda’s wife, Rose, at the Johannesburg non-European General Hospital.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
