Europe

Inherited from Middle English Europe, borrowed from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa). Doublet of Europa.

• (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/
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈjuːɾoːp/

Europe (countable and uncountable, plural Europes)

2. A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
   • 2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.

3. A political entity; the European Union.
   • Al Mahlool, Fared (13 November 2021) “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter‎^[2], 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)‎^[3], ESPN (UK), 4 December 2012, retrieved 5 December 2012

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

• Eurafrasia
• Eurafrica
• Eurasia
• Old World
• world island

• Euro-
• Europa

• → Hindi: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Korean: 유럽 (Yureop)
• → Marathi: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Nepali: यूरोप (yūrop)
• → Sanskrit: यूरोप (yūropa)
• → Telugu: యూరప్ (yūrap)
• → Urdu: یُورَپ (yūrap)
• → Yoruba: Yúróòpù

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

• IPA^(key): /ø.ʁɔp/

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Europe f (plural Europes)

1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

   Synonym: Vieux Continent

2. (astronomy) Europa (a moon in Jupiter)

• euro
• UE

Europe f

1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

• european

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛu̯ˈroː.peː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eu̯ˈrɔː.pe]

Eurōpē f sg (genitive Eurōpēs); first declension

1. alternative form of Eurōpa:
   1. (Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)
   2. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

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

Learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

• IPA^(key): /ɛu̯ˈrɔːp(ə)/

Europe

1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)
2. (Greek mythology) Europa (several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus)

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