Definitions for EUROPEAN
ˌyʊər əˈpi ən, ˌyɜr-eu·ro·pean

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Europeanadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Europe

2. Europeanadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe

   "European Community"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Europeannoun

   Person living or originating from Europe.

2. Europeannoun

   Person who resides within the European Union.

3. Europeanadjective

   Related to Europe or the European Union.

4. Etymology: From Européen, viâ europaeus, ultimately from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Europeanadjective

   Belonging to Europe.

   Etymology: europæus, Latin.

   Mean while the Spaniards in America,
   Near to the line the sun approaching saw,
   And hop’d their European coasts to find
   Clear’d from our ships by the autumnal wind. Edmund Waller.

   What was the waste of war, what fierce alarms
   Shook Asia’s crown with European arms! John Dryden, Æn.

   He alone defy’d
   The European thrones combin’d, and still
   Had set at nought their machinations vain. Phillips.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. european

   European can refer to anything that is associated with or native to Europe, a continent located in the Northern Hemisphere. It can refer to a person who comes from Europe and/or is of European descent, their culture, languages, history, and traditions, or it can pertain to an object or concept that has its origins in Europe. It can also be used to describe policies, structures or affairs relating to Europe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Europeanadjective

   of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants

2. Europeannoun

   a native or an inhabitant of Europe

3. Etymology: [L. europeaus, Gr. , fr. Gr. (L. europa.)]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. European

   ū-ro-pē′an, adj. belonging to Europe.—n. a native or inhabitant of Europe.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. european

   An inhabitant of New York City.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. European

   Of or relating to europe.

   Europe is a group of countries.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EUROPEAN' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #456

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EUROPEAN' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1075

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EUROPEAN' in Nouns Frequency: #2268

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'EUROPEAN' in Adjectives Frequency: #53

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce EUROPEAN?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

   British

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   Karen

   Australian

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How to say EUROPEAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of EUROPEAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of EUROPEAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of EUROPEAN in a Sentence

1. Doug Kass:

   Reflecting operating losses and a toxic asset book of European loans and sovereign debt, Deutsche Bank trades at only one-third of overstated shareholders equity compared with Citigroup at 90 percent of shareholders equity and JPMorgan at 1.8 times capital.

2. Christian Stocker:

   So far, European earnings have been better than expected, with investors focusing on company guidance to form a view on the market's likely direction, the market is definitely getting some boost, at least today, from some strong results from companies like SAP, with the technology sector leading the market higher.

3. Jurgen Maier:

   What we need to do now is get closer to our European partners and work out what a realistic, pragmatic Brexit is, which works for both sides.

4. James Gorman:

   I don't think that Greece will leave the euro zone. There will be a compromise, the risk is too high, the European Union has brought enormous benefits to its members over the past 50 years. Compared to this, the costs of a restructuring of Greek debt is small. To me this path makes much more sense that letting Greece fall.

5. Gunnar Hokmark:

   We need to have regulation that gets the investment we need, if the European economy is now about getting investment, then we need to ensure that the banking system can work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=EUROPEAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/European
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=EUROPEAN
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/EUROPEAN
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=EUROPEAN
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=EUROPEAN
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=EUROPEAN