Definition of European

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe. "European Community"

Derivative terms: Europe, Europe, Europe
Partainyms: Europe

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Europe.

Definition of European

1. a. Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.

2. n. A native or an inhabitant of Europe.

Definition of European

1. Adjective. Related to (Europe) or the (European Union). ¹

2. Noun. Person living or originating from Europe. ¹

3. Noun. Person who resides within the (European Union). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of European

Eurocurrency
Eurodance
Eurodeputies
Eurodeputy
Eurodollar
Eurodollars
Eurofag
Euroland
Eurolinguistics
Euronesian
Euronithopoda
Europa
Europan
Europanto
Europe
European (current term)
European Central Bank
European Commission
European Commissioner
European Commissioners
European Community
European Economic Community
European Law Enforcement Organisation
European Parliament
European Parliaments
European Portuguese
European Recovery Program
European Russia
European Shorthair
European Shorthairs

Literary usage of European

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"European war—Diplomatic history—Continued Plight of King Constantino between Tsar ... JR McConnell. il Outlook 111:125-32+ S 15 '15 Bee aim European ..."

2. The Diplomacy of the War of 1914 by Ellery Cory Stowell (1915)
"THE DIPLOMACY OF THE WAR OF 1914 CHAPTER I REVIEW OF European HISTORY The European Concert — Belgian neutrality — The Triple Alliance and The Triple Entente ..."

3. Mitterrand Legacy and the Future of French Security Policy by Ronald Tiersky (1996)
"BACKGROUND FRANCE AND POST-COLD WAR European SECURITY The French are trying to move ... Nevertheless, although European military dangers still must be taken ..."

4. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1863)
"CHAPTER V. THAT AMONGST THE European NATIONS OF OUR TIME THE SOVEREIGN POWER IS ... Not a hundred years ago, amongst the greater part of European nations, ..."

5. Europe: Dimensions of Peace by Björn Hettne (1988)
"In the introduction to these contributions we shall briefly consider three models of peace and development and, derived from these, seven European social ..."

6. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies by Charles Prestwood Lucas (1888)
"SECTION I. THE European DEPENDENCIES OF CREA T BRITAIN. ... Cyprus is taken as falling in the European Section with the other Mediterranean dependencies, ..."

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