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# The westernmost portion of [[Eurasia]], traditionally considered a [[continent]] in its own right, located [[north]] of [[Africa]], west of [[Asia]] and east of the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
# The westernmost portion of [[Eurasia]], traditionally considered a [[continent]] in its own right, located [[north]] of [[Africa]], west of [[Asia]] and east of the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
#: ''The largest city in '''Europe''' is Istanbul, in terms of population.''
# A [[political]] entity; the [[European Union]].
# A [[political]] entity; the [[European Union]].
# {{context|UK|Ireland|lang=en}} Continental Europe, excluding the island nations.
# {{context|UK|Ireland|lang=en}} Continental Europe, excluding the island nations.

Revision as of 21:28, 12 November 2013

See also: europe, europé, and Európé

English

World map showing the location of Europe (continent).
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Europe

  1. The westernmost portion of Eurasia, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
    The largest city in Europe is Istanbul, in terms of population.
  2. A political entity; the European Union.
  3. (deprecated template usage) (UK, Ireland) Continental Europe, excluding the island nations.
  4. (deprecated template usage) (soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
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      Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa), a character in Greek mythology.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Europe f

  1. Europe
  2. Europa, a moon of Jupiter

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