Associations to the word «Europe»

Pictures for the word «Europe»

Wiktionary

EUROPE, proper noun. The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
EUROPE, proper noun. A political entity; the European Union.
EUROPE, proper noun. (UK) (Ireland) Continental Europe, excluding the island nations.
EUROPE, proper noun. (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.

Dictionary definition

EUROPE, noun. 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.
EUROPE, noun. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union".
EUROPE, noun. The nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II".

Wise words

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