What does EUROPEAN mean?

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

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word EUROPEAN.

Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. European

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

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. european

    An inhabitant of New York City.

Editors Contribution

  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

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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. Xi Jinping:

    But there are a couple of things that really threaten to overshadow it. One is Iran, and there really is some lingering resentment among European allies that The President pulled out of the Iran deal and created the underlying tensions.

  2. Danilo Toninelli:

    We don't want anymore sea rescues by Frontex if the European agency then finds itself with no choice but to bring those rescued to Italian ports, the battle that we are waging ... is to move Frontex onto solid ground in transit countries.

  3. Donald Tusk:

    More and more people are starting to believe that only strong-handed authority, anti-European and anti-liberal in spirit, with a tendency towards overt authoritarianism, is capable of stopping the wave of illegal migration, if people believe them, that only they can offer an effective solution to the migration crisis, they will also believe anything else they say.

  4. Abu Salman:

    We tell the European tyrants you have declared war on the Islamic State. This war that you declared is now turning against you. So know that the lions of the caliphate are only a few kilometers away from your borders.

  5. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic:

    European solidarity does not exist, that was a fairy taleon paper. I believe in my brother and friend Xi Jinping, and I believe in Chinese help.

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