Definition of europe Europe

/jʊˈɹʌp/ - [yurup] - Eu•rope

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Noun
europe - 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
		eurasia the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
		occident, west a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
		holy roman empire
		continent the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
		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
		scandinavian peninsula, scandinavia a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
		deutschland, frg, germany, federal republic of germany a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
		finland, republic of finland, suomi republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
		ellas, hellenic republic, greece a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
		roman republic
		roman empire
		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
		romania, roumania, rumania a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea
		austria-hungary a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
		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
		flanders a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
		belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		england a division of the United Kingdom
		northern ireland a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
		eire, irish republic, republic of ireland, ireland an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
		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
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
		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
		frisia an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
		hungary, magyarorszag, republic of hungary a republic in central Europe
		republic of iceland, iceland a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
		lapland, lappland a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
		liechtenstein, principality of liechtenstein a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
		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
		monaco, principality of monaco a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
		tartary, tatary the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Genghis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean"
		poland, polska, republic of poland a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
		iberian peninsula, iberia a peninsula in southwestern Europe
		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)
		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
		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, slask, slezsko, silesia a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings
		elbe, elbe river a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
europe - the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
		European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe
		global organization, international organisation, international organization, world organisation, world organization an international alliance involving many different countries

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europe
The second smallest continent, forming the Western extension of Eurasia: the border with Asia runs from the Urals to the Caspian and the Black Sea.

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europe
The least extensive, but most civilized of the five great divisions of the globe. It is bounded by the sea in all directions, except the east, where it is separated from Asia by a boundary-line, formed by the river Kara, the Ural Mountains and River, and the Caspian Sea. For military and naval events which occurred in Europe, see separate articles.

Wikipedia

Europe is a continent, the western part of Eurasia. It is separated from Asia by a traditional eastern boundary that includes the Ural Mountains in Russia and the Bosporus in Turkey, and from Africa by the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west of Europe. There are about 50 countries in Europe. The European Union is made up of some of the countries in Europe.

Origin of Name.

Europe is named after a person in Greek mythology called Europa. She was said to have been abducted to Crete by Zeus. The name later was used for Greece. Then as the rest of the area we call Europe started to have cities and empires the whole of the area West of the Urals got called this.

Climate.

In Europe there is different climate in different places like in the very north like Finland it stays snow in winter for 5-6 months and is -30 degrees celcius, however for instance in Spain it is warmer and hardly snows,except mountains.

European Union.

At this time, much of the continent shares some rulership in a body that is above any country, called the European Union.
band
Europe is a Swedish rock band. The band was started by Joey Tempest and John Norum in 1979. Their song "The Final Countdown" was a big hit in 1986.

Europe took a break in 1992, but came back in 2003.