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European
- /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/ US
- /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ US
- /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/ UK
- /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem Eurōpae- extracted from the Classical Latin adjective Eurōpaeus [from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”), from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives)] + -ānus (“-an”).
By surface analysis, Europ(e) + -ean.
adjective more European · most European · Europaean · Europæan
- Related to Europe. By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
- Related to the European Union.
- Relating to continental Europe (excluding the UK or all of the British Isles).
- Of white ethnicity. Stamps like this were common on furniture made in Australia in the first half of last century, when there were a number of Chinese furniture makers in Australia who were seen as competition to 'European Australian' makers.
- That can be exercised only at the expiry date; contrasted with American. All of these trade on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Most of the contracts are European. An exception is the OEX contract on the S&P 100, which is American.
noun Europeans · Europaean · Europæan
- A person living or originating from Europe. Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep bridged by up to an hour or more of quiet wakefulness. […] The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as “first sleep,” or, less often, “first nap” or “dead sleep.”
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A person who resides within the European Union.
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Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pan-european, states, europeanist, pro-european, europe, euro, community, europa, commission, member, court, union, common, the, single, hypertension
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adj relating to Europe or the European Union
| Español | europeo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유럽의 yureob-ui, 구라파(歐羅巴)의 gurapa-ui |
| 日本語 | ヨーロッパの Yōroppa no, 欧州の Ōshū no |
| 中文 | 歐洲的 /欧洲的 Ōuzhōu de |
| हिन्दी | यूरोपीय yūropīya |
| Português | europeu |
| Français | européen |
| Deutsch | europäisch |
| Italiano | europeo |
| Ελληνικά | ευρωπαϊκός evropaïkós |
| Română | european |
| Русский | европе́йский jevropéjskij |
| Tiếng Việt | châu Âu, Âu châu |
| العربية | أُورُوبِيّ ʔurūbiyy |
| עברית | אֵירוֹפִּי eirópi |
adj relating to a European or Europeans
| 中文 | 歐洲人的 /欧洲人的 |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | यूरोपीय yūropīya |
| Italiano | europeo, europea |
noun person
| Español | europeo, europea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유럽인 yureobin, 유럽 사람 yureop saram, 구라파인 gurapain, 구라파(歐羅巴) 사람 gurapa saram |
| 日本語 | ヨーロッパ人 yōroppajin, 欧州人 ōshūjin |
| 中文 | 歐洲人 /欧洲人 ōuzhōurén |
| हिन्दी | यूरोपीय yūropīya |
| Português | europeu, europeia |
| Français | Européen, Européenne |
| Deutsch | Europäer, Europäerin |
| Italiano | europeo, europea |
| Ελληνικά | Ευρωπαίος Evropaíos, Ευρωπαία Evropaía |
| Română | european, europeană |
| Русский | европе́ец jevropéjec, европе́йка jevropéjka |
| Tiếng Việt | người châu Âu, người Âu châu |
| العربية | أُورُوبِيّ ʔurūbiyy, أُورُوبِيَّة ʔurūbiyya |
Talk about this word "European." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/european. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. European. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/european "European." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/european.Cite this
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title = {European},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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