In summer, European people enjoy long holidays.
Source: tatoeba (24378)
European
/ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/
Synonyms for "european" (17 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
caucasiansdanish label
Adjective(2 words)
continentaldanish number
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (8)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: caucasians, continental, danish label, danish number, dutch entities.
- Sentence evidence is available for european, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "european".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "european"
Keep "european" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "european" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "european", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "european" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
9 entriesCollocations
9 entriesEuropean UnionEuropean citizenEuropean countryEuropean cultureEuropean historyEuropean languageeuropean geographyeuropean languageseuropean studies
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
116 translations across 70 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- evropian noun (person)
Arabic
2 entries- أُورُوبِيَّة noun (person)
- أُورُوبِيّ noun (person)
Armenian
1 entries- եվրոպացի noun (person)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- avropalı noun (person)
Belarusian
2 entries- еўрапе́ец noun (person)
- еўрапе́йка noun (person)
Bengali
1 entries- ফিরিঙ্গি noun (person)
Bulgarian
3 entries- европе́ец noun (person)
- европе́йка noun (person)
- европейче noun (person)
Burmese
1 entries- ဉရောပတိုက်သူ noun (person)
Catalan
2 entries- europea noun (person)
- europeu noun (person)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 歐洲人 /欧洲人 noun (person)
Czech
2 entries- Evropan noun (person)
- Evropanka noun (person)
Danish
1 entries- europæer noun (person)
Dari
1 entries- اُرُوپَائِی noun (person)
Dutch
2 entries- Europeaan noun (person)
- Europeaanse noun (person)
Esperanto
3 entries- eŭropanino noun (person)
- eŭropano noun (person)
- vireŭropano noun (person)
Estonian
1 entries- eurooplane noun (person)
Finnish
1 entries- eurooppalainen noun (person)
French
2 entries- Européen noun (person)
- Européenne noun (person)
Galician
2 entries- europea noun (person)
- europeo noun (person)
Georgian
1 entries- ევროპელი noun (person)
German
2 entries- Europäer noun (person)
- Europäerin noun (person)
Greek
2 entries- Ευρωπαία noun (person)
- Ευρωπαίος noun (person)
Hausa
2 entries- Bature noun (person)
- Baturiya noun (person)
Hawaiian
2 entries- haole noun (person)
- ʻEulopa noun (person)
Hindi
1 entries- यूरोपीय noun (person)
Hungarian
2 entries- européer noun (person)
- európai noun (person)
Ido
3 entries- Europanino noun (person)
- Europano noun (person)
- Europanulo noun (person)
Interlingua
1 entries- europeo noun (person)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- اُروپایی noun (person)
Irish
1 entries- Eorpach noun (person)
Italian
2 entries- europea noun (person)
- europeo noun (person)
Jamaican Creole
2 entries- Yuropiyan noun (person)
- Yuuropiyan noun (person)
Japanese
2 entries- ヨーロッパ人 noun (person)
- 欧州人 noun (person)
Kazakh
1 entries- еуропалық noun (person)
Kikuyu
1 entries- Mũthũngũ noun (person)
Korean
4 entries- 구라파(歐羅巴) 사람 noun (person)
- 구라파인 noun (person)
- 유럽 사람 noun (person)
- 유럽인 noun (person)
Kumyk
1 entries- европалы noun (person)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- европалык noun (person)
Latvian
2 entries- eiropiete noun (person)
- eiropietis noun (person)
Lithuanian
2 entries- europietis noun (person)
- europietė noun (person)
Macedonian
2 entries- Европеец noun (person)
- Европејка noun (person)
Norman
2 entries- Ûropéen noun (person)
- Ûropéenne noun (person)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- europeer noun (person)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- europear noun (person)
Old Tupi
1 entries- karaiba noun (person)
Pannonian Rusyn
4 entries- Европейка noun (person)
- Европеєц noun (person)
- Европян noun (person)
- Европянка noun (person)
Pashto
1 entries- اروپايي noun (person)
Polish
2 entries- Europejczyk noun (person)
- Europejka noun (person)
Portuguese
2 entries- europeia noun (person)
- europeu noun (person)
Romanian
2 entries- european noun (person)
- europeană noun (person)
Russian
2 entries- европе́ец noun (person)
- европе́йка noun (person)
Sanskrit
2 entries- ताम्रमुख noun (person)
- फिरङ्गिन् noun (person)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- Européjac noun (person)
- Európljanin noun (person)
- Európljānka noun (person)
Slovak
2 entries- Európan noun (person)
- Európanka noun (person)
Slovene
2 entries- Evropejec noun (person)
- Evropejka noun (person)
Spanish
2 entries- europea noun (person)
- europeo noun (person)
Swedish
1 entries- europé noun (person)
Tajik
1 entries- аврупоӣ noun (person)
Telugu
1 entries- యూరోపియను noun (person)
Turkish
1 entries- Avrupalı noun (person)
Turkmen
1 entries- ýewropaly noun (person)
Ukrainian
2 entries- європе́йка noun (person)
- європе́єць noun (person)
Urdu
1 entries- یُورَپی noun (person)
Uyghur
1 entries- ياۋروپالىق noun (person)
Uzbek
1 entries- yevropalik noun (person)
Vietnamese
2 entries- người châu Âu noun (person)
- người Âu châu noun (person)
Volapük
3 entries- Yuropan noun (person)
- hi-Yuropan noun (person)
- ji-Yuropan noun (person)
Welsh
1 entries- Ewropead noun (person)
West-Frisian
1 entries- Europeaan noun (person)
Yiddish
2 entries- אייראָפּעער noun (person)
- אייראָפּעערין noun (person)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
European currencies weakened against the dollar.
Source: tatoeba (25655)
The 12 countries of the European Community are working out a compromise on agricultural commodity prices.
Source: tatoeba (25656)
The European likes to drink wine.
Source: tatoeba (30007)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "european"?
Closest matches include caucasians, continental, danish label, danish number, dutch entities.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "european"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.