European

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   Related to the European Union.

3. 3

   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.
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   1. 4

      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.
      • Nevertheless, as we shall see, some properties of American options may be readily deduced from those of their European counterparts.
   2. 5

      A person living or originating from Europe.

   3. 6

      A person who resides within the European Union.

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