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European
Definitions
- 1 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."
- 2 Related to the European Union.
- 3 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."
- 4 That can be exercised only at the expiry date. not-comparable
"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."
- 1 of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe wordnet
- 1 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.”"
- 2 a native or inhabitant of Europe wordnet
- 3 A person who resides within the European Union.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Européen, via Latin europaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”). By surface analysis, Europe + -an.
Borrowed from French Européen, via Latin europaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”). By surface analysis, Europe + -an.
See also for "european"
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