Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Europe.
- noun A person of European descent.
- adjective Of or relating to Europe or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or relating to or connected with Europe; native to or derived from Europe: as, the European race of men; European plants; European civilization: European news.
- noun A native of Europe; a person born of European parents or belonging to Europe.
- noun More generally, a member of the European race, or of any one of the races of Europe; a person of European descent in any country outside of Europe, as distinguished from the indigenous people of such country.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.
- adjective [U. S.] having rooms to let, and leaving it optional with guests whether they will take meals in the house; -- said of hotels.
- proper noun A native or an inhabitant of Europe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Related to
Europe or theEuropean Union . - noun Person living or originating from
Europe . - noun Person who resides within the
European Union .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe
- noun a native or inhabitant of Europe
Etymologies
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ROBIN OAKLEY, CNN EUROPEAN POLITICAL EDITOR (voice over): Palestinian gunmen Thursday surrounded the European Union offices in Gaza, firing weapons and demanding an apology for cartoons of the prophet Mohammed which have appeared in European newspapers.
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•European stocks down: European shares posted small losses after a raft of American economic indicators failed to hit projected marks.
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The best strategy may be to look for the phrase European Union Cosmetics Directive Compliant on any of your daily-use products.
Estelle Hayes: Your Personal Grooming Products Could Be Making You Sick Estelle Hayes 2011
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The best strategy may be to look for the phrase European Union Cosmetics Directive Compliant on any of your daily-use products.
Estelle Hayes: Your Personal Grooming Products Could Be Making You Sick Estelle Hayes 2011
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People lied and cheated to get the word European on this square of green paper.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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People lied and cheated to get the word European on this square of green paper.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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This series was later extended to Europe under the title European Fields.
Rotterdam, Netherlands « The expat numbat: from AU to NL 2009
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When I use the term European, I'm not referring to a skin color or a particular genetic structure.
Bio-Politics; Nature vs Globalism, Conservatism and Libertarianism 2008
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Even as some west Europeans fear the dilution of their elite brand, Europe's evolution is giving the term European a positive meaning.
The new Roman Empire Richard 2008
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The label European English identifies those uses of English that are not British, American, Canadian, Australian or any other native variety, but are distinctly European and distinguish European English speakers from speakers of other varieties. (cf. Berns 1995: 7)
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