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Europe

eu·rope

UK/ˈjʊə.ɹəp/ US/ˈjɔː.ɹəp/ common uk

noun

1.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe'' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

2.

an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

  • “he took Britain into Europe”
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3.

the nations of the European continent collectively

  • “the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II”

Origin

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

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