Europe

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Etymology

From Middle English Europe, from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē). Doublet of Europa.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjʊə.ɹəp/, /ˈjɔː.ɹəp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjʊɚ.əp/, /ˈjɝ.əp/

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• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈjʉə.ɹəp/, /ˈjoː.ɹəp/

Proper noun

Europe

2. The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
3. A political entity; the European Union.
   • Al Mahlool, Fared (2021 November 13) “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter‎, Twitter, retrieved 13 November 2021: “French politician Julien Odoul ​says he would prefer the cold death of migrants stranded behind barbed wire on the Belarus-Poland border, rather than being allowed to enter Europe.”
4. (UK, Ireland) Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
5. (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
   • “Man City out of Europe as Arsenal lose again”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, ESPN (UK), 2012 December 4, retrieved 5 December 2012

     Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.

Hypernyms

• Eurasia

Hyponyms

• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

Derived terms

Related terms

• Eurabia
• Eurasia
• Euro
• Euro-
• Europa

Descendants

• → Hindi: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Korean: 유럽 (Yureop)
• → Marathi: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Malay: Eropah (ايروڤه)
• → Nepali: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Sanskrit: यूरोप (yūropa)
• → Telugu: యూరప్ (yūrap)
• → Urdu: یُورَپ (yūrap)
• → Yoruba: Yúróòpù
• → Classical Persian: اُرُوپَا (urūpā)

Translations

See also

• (continents) continent; Africa, America (North America, Central America, South America), Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania ^{(Category: en:Continents)}

French

Etymology

From Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ø.ʁɔp/

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Proper noun

Europe f

1. Europe

   Synonym: Vieux Continent

2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

Derived terms

See also

• (continents) continent; Afrique, Amérique (Amérique du Nord, Amérique du Sud), Antarctique, Asie, Australie, Europe, Océanie ^{(Category: fr:Continents)}
• euro
• UE

Friulian

Proper noun

Europe f

1. Europe (a continent)

Related terms

• european

See also

• (continents) continent; Afriche, Americhe, Asie, Australie, Europe, Oceanie ^{(Category: fur:Continents)}

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈroː.peː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯ˈro.pe/,

Proper noun

Eurōpē f sg (genitive Eurōpēs); first declension

1. Alternative form of Eurōpa

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

Middle English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛu̯ˈrɔːp(ə)/

Proper noun

Europe

1. Europe (continent)
2. Europa (Greek goddess)

Descendants

• English: Europe, Europa (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: Europe