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European has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Europe

"The european traveler explored ancient ruins across the continent."

2

person living or originating from Europe

"The european traveler explored ancient ruins in Athens before flying home to London."

In plain English: A European is someone who lives on the continent of Europe.

"The European traveled to London for his summer vacation."

Adjective
1

of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe

"European Community"

2

Related to Europe or the European Union.

"The european policies implemented by the new government aimed to strengthen trade ties across the continent and within the union."

In plain English: European means something that comes from, is related to, or happens on the continent of Europe.

"The European team won the tournament last night."

Example Sentences
"The European team won the tournament last night." adj
"The European Union is working on new climate goals for next year." adj
"Many tourists visit the historic sites across European capitals every summer." adj
"She prefers European wines because they have such complex flavors." adj
"The European traveled to London for his summer vacation." noun
Related Terms
europhoria sycamore merluce opelet gardon scops owl heartsease hybrid car eurodisco coaltit europhilia westphalian wheat sawfly albocracy burclover quickbeam woodwall bayman blue flag butterbump
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
inhabitant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Slav Eurafrican Eurasian sahib Celt Frank Teuton Albanian Andorran Austrian Basque Belgian Bulgarian Byelorussian Cypriot Czechoslovakian Czech Slovak Dane Britisher Angle Saxon Jute Lombard Finn Latvian Lithuanian Frenchman Balkan Cretan Greek Thracian Netherlander Hungarian Icelander Irish person Italian Roman Lapp Liechtensteiner Luxemburger Macedonian Norwegian Pole Portuguese Romanian San Marinese Scandinavian Scot Slovene Spaniard Swede Tyrolean Ukranian Welshman Maltese German Gibraltarian Slovenian Yugoslav Bohemian Dalmatian Grecian Iberian Monegasque

Origin

The word "european" comes from the French Européen and Latin europaeus, which were originally derived from the Ancient Greek term for a person from Europe. While it can be seen as a combination of "Europe" and the suffix "-an," its roots trace back to that ancient Greek word.

Rhyming Words
ean yean jean sean dean pean kean lean wean hean rean zean bean mean rhean paean skean uvean arean quean
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