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European

Syllabification: (Eu·ro·pe·an)

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Definition of European

adjective

  • of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its inhabitants.
  • of or relating to the European Union:a single European currency

noun

  • a native or inhabitant of Europe.
  • a national of a state belonging to the European Union.
  • a person who is committed to the European Union:they claimed to be the party of good Europeans
  • a person of European parentage.

Derivatives

Europeanism

Pronunciation: /-ˌnizəm/

noun

Origin:

from French européen, from Latin europaeus, based on Greek Eurōpē 'Europe'

European in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of European in the British & World English dictionary