EUROPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Europe mean? 

• EUROPE (noun)
  The noun EUROPE has 3 senses:

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

3. the nations of the European continent collectively

  Familiarity information: EUROPE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EUROPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

continent (one of the large landmasses of the earth)

Meronyms (parts of "Europe"):

Republic of San Marino; San Marino (the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy)

Portugal; Portuguese Republic (a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil))

Iberia; Iberian Peninsula (a peninsula in southwestern Europe)

Poland; Polska; Republic of Poland (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)

Tartary; Tatary (the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries)

Monaco; Principality of Monaco (a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)

Liechtenstein; Principality of Liechtenstein (a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland)

Lapland; Lappland (a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)

Iceland; Republic of Iceland (an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944)

Hungary; Magyarorszag; Republic of Hungary (a republic in central Europe)

Frisia (an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands)

Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)

Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)

European Russia (the part of Russia that is part of Europe)

Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Baltic Republic; Baltic State (European countries bordering the Baltic Sea)

Esthonia; Estonia; Republic of Estonia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)

Latvia; Republic of Latvia (a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)

Moldavia; Moldova; Republic of Moldova (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991)

Ukraine; Ukrayina (a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century)

Andorra; Principality of Andorra (a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France)

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

Calpe; Gibraltar; Rock of Gibraltar (location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules)

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)

Ottoman Empire; Turkish Empire (a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire)

Low Countries (the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands)

Schlesien; Silesia; Slask; Slezsko (a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland)

Elbe; Elbe River (a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea)

Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)

Holy Roman Empire (a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon)

Continent (the European mainland)

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Scandinavian country; Scandinavian nation (any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia)

Balkan Peninsula; Balkans (a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range)

Bulgaria; Republic of Bulgaria (a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe)

Czech Republic (a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993)

Czechoslovakia (a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993)

Slovak Republic; Slovakia (a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993)

northern Europe (the northernmost countries of Europe)

Scandinavia (a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)

Scandinavia; Scandinavian Peninsula (the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden)

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Eire; Ireland; Irish Republic; Republic of Ireland (a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)

Northern Ireland (a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland)

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Flanders (a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands)

Austria-Hungary (a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I)

Romania; Roumania; Rumania (a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea)

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Roman Empire (an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome)

Roman Republic (the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar)

Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)

Domain member region:

mercantile system; mercantilism (an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests)

megalith; megalithic structure (memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe))

Wayland; Wayland the Smith; Wieland ((European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund)

helot; serf; villein ((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)

Holonyms ("Europe" is a part of...):

Occident; West (the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America)

Eurasia (the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia)

Derivation:

European (of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Common Market; EC; EEC; EU; Europe; European Community; European Economic Community; European Union

Context example:

he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union

Hypernyms ("Europe" is a kind of...):

global organization; international organisation; international organization; world organisation; world organization (an international alliance involving many different countries)

Meronyms (members of "Europe"):

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)

Portugal; Portuguese Republic (a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil))

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg (a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)

Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Eire; Ireland; Irish Republic; Republic of Ireland (a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

Finland; Republic of Finland; Suomi (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)

Kingdom of Sweden; Sverige; Sweden (a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Danmark; Denmark; Kingdom of Denmark (a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)

Derivation:

European (of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The nations of the European continent collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II

Hypernyms ("Europe" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Derivation:

European (of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe)

 Context examples 

Your memoirs will draw to an end, Watson, upon the day that I crown my career by the capture or extinction of the most dangerous and capable criminal in Europe.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As in Spain, the rate was affected by incoming workforce migration from Eastern Europe.

(Is the Global Crisis Triggering Basic Instincts?, BOGDAN FLORIN PAUL)

A country in Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania.

(Moldova, Republic of, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A country in eastern Europe, northeast of Romania.

(Moldova, Republic of, NCI Thesaurus)

This regimen, developed in Europe, also includes the use of glutathione as a chemoprotectant as well as filgrastim to prevent neutropenia.

(PELF Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

The Death Cap accounts for more than 90 percent of fungus-related poisoning deaths in Europe.

(New Test Identifies Poisonous Mushrooms, Agricultural Research Service)

This scientific study—the first of its kind to be conducted in Europe—reveals that fabrics can be a source of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemical pollutants.

(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)

Neanderthals have been found in Europe and Asia.

(Fossil genome shows hybrid of two extinct species of human, Wikinews)

To any of the great Chancelleries of Europe.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This could be shipped safely to markets in Asia, as well as parts of Europe.

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)