Eu·ro·pe·an
ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən 
-ˈpēn
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its people
Europeanness
noun
Examples of European in a Sentence
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Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Fortune Congestion at Europe’s ports The flood of cheap Chinese EVs is causing congestion at European ports due to a slowdown in the car market and a shortage of truck drivers.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The first leg of the tour kicks off off April 20th in Greenville, SC and wraps May 24 at Atlantic City, NJ’s Hard Rock Live before the group embarks on a European run, followed by more dates in North America.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu is also in a diplomatic war with Joe Biden, and European leaders who expressed great sympathy after October 7 are now turning against what Israel’s been doing in Gaza.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Just a decade ago, most U.S. and European officials were dismissive about the durability of the emerging partnership between China and Russia.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Countries outside the West did not seem to share the same outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as their U.S. and European counterparts, nor locate in the war the same fears of the collapse of international norms voiced by many in the West.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Devine has worked as director of content operations at Sky Studios, the production arm of European pay-TV and technology giant Sky, since May 2021 after serving as director of operational transformation since May 2020.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The court also delivered judgments on two other claims, one brought by a municipal mayor against the French government and a third, the largest and highest-profile, by six young people in Portugal against 32 European countries.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Molly Quell, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
But a new study, published by the European Central Bank, has found that those promises often amount to more talk than walk.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Some governments, such as that of Canada and the European Union, have already set limits on PFAS, but these rules haven’t always been effective.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the European Travel Commission, most Europeans took their vacations before the peak month of August, with Italy and France being their top destinations.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
The package aims to overhaul the European Union’s approach to migration and asylum and resolve a long-standing source of tension: some E.U. countries doing more than others.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
In February, the European Academy of Paediatrics acknowledged the concerns about youth gender medicine.
—Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, an alliance of public service media, representing over 100 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 34 associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
Adjective
There’s no disputing Shell’s stature compared with other British, or even European, stocks.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
Fortune Congestion at Europe’s ports The flood of cheap Chinese EVs is causing congestion at European ports due to a slowdown in the car market and a shortage of truck drivers.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The first leg of the tour kicks off off April 20th in Greenville, SC and wraps May 24 at Atlantic City, NJ’s Hard Rock Live before the group embarks on a European run, followed by more dates in North America.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Netanyahu is also in a diplomatic war with Joe Biden, and European leaders who expressed great sympathy after October 7 are now turning against what Israel’s been doing in Gaza.
—Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Just a decade ago, most U.S. and European officials were dismissive about the durability of the emerging partnership between China and Russia.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Countries outside the West did not seem to share the same outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as their U.S. and European counterparts, nor locate in the war the same fears of the collapse of international norms voiced by many in the West.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Devine has worked as director of content operations at Sky Studios, the production arm of European pay-TV and technology giant Sky, since May 2021 after serving as director of operational transformation since May 2020.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The court also delivered judgments on two other claims, one brought by a municipal mayor against the French government and a third, the largest and highest-profile, by six young people in Portugal against 32 European countries.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
The European Court of Human Rights rejected two other, similar cases on procedural grounds — a high-profile one brought by Portuguese young people and another by a French mayor that sought to force governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
—Molly Quell, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
But a new study, published by the European Central Bank, has found that those promises often amount to more talk than walk.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Some governments, such as that of Canada and the European Union, have already set limits on PFAS, but these rules haven’t always been effective.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
According to the European Travel Commission, most Europeans took their vacations before the peak month of August, with Italy and France being their top destinations.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
The European Space Agency will launch a mission late this year to demonstrate precision formation flying in orbit to create artificial solar eclipses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
The package aims to overhaul the European Union’s approach to migration and asylum and resolve a long-standing source of tension: some E.U. countries doing more than others.
—Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
In February, the European Academy of Paediatrics acknowledged the concerns about youth gender medicine.
—Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, an alliance of public service media, representing over 100 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 34 associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
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European
1 of 2 adjective
Eu·ro·pe·an
ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən
: of or relating to Europe or its people
European
2 of 2 noun1
: a person born or living in Europe
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: a person of European ancestry
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