European
UK/(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/US/ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/
European adjective: related to Europe.
Adjective
European (comparative more European, superlative most European)
- Related to Europe.
- By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times
- Related to the European Union.
- Of white ethnicity.
- Stamps like this were common on furniture made in Australia in the first half of last century, when there were a number of Chinese furniture makers in Australia who were seen as competition to 'European Australian' makers.
- From a domestic point of view the advent of the Chinese was a decided blessing, for, instead of the European ladies of the settlement having to do all their own work, they were able to employ a proper staff of Chinese boys.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 233
- That can be exercised only at the expiry date.
- All of these trade on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Most of the contracts are European. An exception is the OEX contract on the S&P 100, which is American.2009, John C. Hull, Options, Futures, and other Derivatives (Seventh Edition), Pearson Education, page 182
- Based on the analyses throughout the case study, it is recommended that the use of a model that assumes an ESO is European style when, in fact, the option is American style with the other exotic variables should not be permitted, as this substantially overstates compensation expenses.2010, Johnathan Mun, Modeling Risk + DVD: Applying Monte Carlo Risk Simulation, Strategic Real Options, Stochastic Forecasting, and Portfolio Optimization (Second Edition), John Wiley & Sons
Noun
European (plural Europeans)
- A person living or originating from Europe.
- Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep bridged by up to an hour or more of quiet wakefulness. […] The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as “first sleep,” or, less often, “first nap” or “dead sleep.”2001 April, A. Roger Ekirch, “Sleep We Have Lost: Pre-Industrial Slumber in the British Isles”, in The American Historical Review, volume 106, number 2, American Historical Association, page 364
- A person who resides within the European Union.
European meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
European in Hindi
- relating to Europe or the European Union
- यूरोपीय yūropīya
- relating to a European or Europeans
- यूरोपीय yūropīya
- person
- यूरोपीय yūropīya
European in Tamil
- relating to Europe or the European Union
- ஐரோப்பியன் airōppiyaṉ
European in Urdu
- relating to Europe or the European Union
- یُورَپی yūrapī
- person
- یُورَپی yūrapī
European in Bengali
- relating to Europe or the European Union
- ইউরোপীয় iurōpiẏo, ইউরোপিয়ান iurōpiẏan
- person
- ফিরিঙ্গি phiriṅgi
More languagesFewer languages
- European in Telugu
- యూరోపియను yūrōpiyanu
- European in Malayalam
- യൂറോപ്യൻ yūṟōpyaṉ
- European in Odia
- ଶ୍ୱେତାଙ୍ଗ śwetāṅga
- European in Sanskrit
- फिरङ्ग phiraṅga, फिरङ्गिन् phiraṅgin, ताम्रमुख tāmramukha
- European in Pashto
- اروپايي orupāyi
- European in Tagalog
- Yuropin
- European in Arabic
- أُورُوبِيّ ʔurūbiyy, أُورُوبِيَّة ʔurūbiyya
- European in Malay
- Eropah
- European in Thai
- ยุโรป yú-ròop
- European in Vietnamese
- châu Âu, Âu châu, người châu Âu, người Âu châu
- European in Myanmar
- ဥရောပ u.rau:pa., ဉရောပတိုက်သူ nya.rau:pa.tuiksu
Forms of European
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more European |
| superlative | most European |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Europaean |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Europæan |
| Noun | |
| plural | Europeans |
Origin of European
Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem Eurōpae- extracted from the Classical Latin adjective Eurōpaeus [from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”), from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives)] + -ānus (“-an”). By surface analysis, Europ(e) + -ean.
Words formed from European
- anti-European
- common European adder
- East European
- Eastern European
- European anchovy
- European bean
- European black pine
- European blueberry
- European bullhead
- European Central Bank
- European chestnut
- European Commission
- European Commissioner
- European cranberrybush
- European dark bee
- European debt crisis
- European destroying angel
- European early modern human
- European earwig
- European Engineer
- European English
- Europeaner
- European fan palm
- European flounder
- European foulbrood
- European grapevine moth
- European green lizard
- European green woodpecker
- European hackberry
- European hare
- European honey bee
- European hornbeam
- Europeanism
- Europeanist
- Europeanistic
- European jaguar
- European laundry
- Europeanly
- European lynx
- European mantis
- European mole cricket
- European nettle tree
- European option
- European Parliament
- European peacock
- European pellitory
- European perch
- European pilchard
- European plum
- European radish
- European redbud
- European robin
- European Russia
- European Sarmatia
- European sprat
- European sting winkle
- European stoneseed
- European studies
- European swamp thistle
- European Union
Phrases with European
- European ash
- European eel
- European War
- European chub
- European eels
- European hake
- European mink
- European plan
- European shag
- European toad
- West European
- European alder
140 more phrasesFewer phrases
- European ashes
- European beans
- European beech
- European bison
- European chubs
- European hakes
- European hares
- European holly
- European larch
- European minks
- European otter
- European physa
- European plums
- European rowan
- European serin
- European shags
- European smelt
- European squid
- European toads
- European alders
- European badger
- European beaver
- European bisons
- European chafer
- European cornel
- European hornet
- European lynxes
- European magpie
- European otters
- European physae
- European physas
- European plaice
- European rabbit
- European robins
- European roller
- European rowans
- European serins
- European smelts
- European spruce
- European squids
- Middle European
- Central European
- European badgers
- European beavers
- European chafers
- European Company
- European cornels
- European Council
- European hornets
- European jaguars
- European larches
- European lobster
- European magpies
- European miracle
- European moorhen
- European morning
- European options
- European paradox
- European perches
- European plaices
- European polecat
- European pollock
- European project
- European rabbits
- European redbuds
- European rollers
- European seabass
- European skipper
- European spruces
- European wildcat
- Western European
- European hedgehog
- European lobsters
- European moorhens
- European mornings
- European peacocks
- European polecats
- European pollocks
- European radishes
- European sea bass
- European skippers
- European starling
- European sturgeon
- European wildcats
- Northern European
- Southern European
- European anchovies
- European bee-eater
- European bullheads
- European chestnuts
- European Companies
- European dark bees
- European Engineers
- European goldfinch
- European hedgehogs
- European hornbeams
- European laundries
- European mistletoe
- European pilchards
- European Shorthair
- European snow vole
- European starlings
- European stonechat
- European sturgeons
- European white elm
- European windstorm
- European bee-eaters
- European bitterling
- European corn borer
- European greenfinch
- European mistletoes
- European Portuguese
- European Shorthairs
- European snow voles
- European stonechats
- European water vole
- European white elms
- European windstorms
- European bitterlings
- European corn borers
- European goldfinches
- European hophornbeam
- European Parliaments
- European pond turtle
- European spider crab
- European thimbleweed
- European turtle dove
- European water voles
- Middle European Time
- Central European Time
- Eastern European Time
- European greenfinches
- European herring gull
- European hop hornbeam
- European hop-hornbeam
- European hophornbeams
- European nettle trees
- European pond turtles
- European spider crabs
- European thimbleweeds
Questions about European
- What does European mean?
- European means related to Europe.
- What is European in Hindi?
- European in Hindi is यूरोपीय (yūropīya). See European meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is European?
- European can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce European?
- European is pronounced /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/ (US).
Words near European in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: European (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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