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Europe

name
/ˈjʊə.ɹəp//ˈjʊɚ.əp/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Europe, a learned borrowing from Latin Eurōpa, borrowed from Doric Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa). Doublet of Europa.

  1. derived from Εὐρώπα
  2. derived from Eurōpa
  3. derived from Europe

Definitions

  1. A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of…

    A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.

  2. A political entity

    A political entity; the European Union.

  3. Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the…

    Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.

      • Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at Europe. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at europe. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at europe

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA