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Definition of European nation
1. Noun. Any one of the countries occupying the European continent.
Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State
Specialized synonyms: Scandinavian Country, Scandinavian Nation, Balkan Country, Balkan Nation, Balkan State
Specialized synonyms: Balkans, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovakia, Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany, East Germany, German Democratic Republic, Federal Republic Of Germany, West Germany, Finland, Republic Of Finland, Suomi, Italia, Italian Republic, Italy, Romania, Roumania, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Hrvatska, Republic Of Croatia, Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija, Serbia And Montenegro, Union Of Serbia And Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Bosna I Hercegovina, Bosnia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bosnia-herzegovina, Republic Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Republic Of Slovenia, Slovenia, Slovenija, Austria, Oesterreich, Republic Of Austria, Flanders, Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom Of Belgium, England, Northern Ireland, Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland, Scotland, France, French Republic, Holland, Kingdom Of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands, Hungary, Magyarorszag, Republic Of Hungary, Iceland, Republic Of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Principality Of Liechtenstein, Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Monaco, Principality Of Monaco, Poland, Polska, Republic Of Poland, Portugal, Portuguese Republic, Republic Of San Marino, San Marino, Belarus, Belorussia, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Republic Of Belarus, White Russia, Moldavia, Moldova, Republic Of Moldova, Andorra, Principality Of Andorra, Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland, Holy See, State Of The Vatican City, The Holy See
Group relationships: Europe
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Nation
Literary usage of European nation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1851)
"Russia is to be treated in the British ports upon the same footing as the most
favored european nation. Farewell. Yours, etc. CHURCH TO HAMILTON. ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"... high a position in respect to manufactures, military prowess, material
prosperity, and the fine arts as was attained by any european nation of that age. ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"... high a position in respect to manufactures, military prowess, material
prosperity, and the fine arts as was attained by any european nation of that age. ..."
4. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"... part of our national defensive system bas received the slightest degree of
attention. asked, dare any european nation land a man upon our continent? ..."
5. The Challenge of the Future: A Study in American Foreign Policy by Roland Greene Usher (1916)
"While unquestionably any european nation which may succeed in wresting the maritime
supremacy from Great Britain will be in large measure governed in her ..."
6. History of English Poetry from the Twelfth to the Close of the Sixteenth Century by Thomas Warton, William Carew Hazlitt, Richard Price (1871)
"... who are to be met with in the popular creed of every european nation, cannot
now be ... european nation ..."