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European en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ (General-American)
  • /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/ (General-American)
  • /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)bor. Classical Latin Eurōpaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Classical Latin -ānus New Latin Eurōpaeānusbor. French européenbor. English European Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem Eurōpae- extracted from the Classical Latin adjective Eurōpaeus [from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”), from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives)] + -ānus (“-an”). By surface analysis, Europ(e) + -ean.

Meanings

  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. 2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times:
  2. Related to the European Union.
  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. 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 233:
  4. (not-comparable, of an option) That can be exercised only at the expiry date.
    • Based on the analyses throughout the case study, it is recommended that the use of a model that assumes an ESO is European style when, in fact, the option is American style with the other exotic variables should not be permitted, as this substantially overstates compensation expenses. 2010, Johnathan Mun, Modeling Risk + DVD: Applying Monte Carlo Risk Simulation, Strategic Real Options, Stochastic Forecasting, and Portfolio Optimization (Second Edition), John Wiley & Sons:
    • 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. 2009, John C. Hull, Options, Futures, and other Derivatives (Seventh Edition), Pearson Education, page 182
    • Nevertheless, as we shall see, some properties of American options may be readily deduced from those of their European counterparts. 2012, Hugo D. Junghenn, Option Valuation: A First Course in Financial Mathematics, CRC Press, page 53:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most European Degree=Sup lexicographic
Europaean alternative, obsolete lexicographic
more European Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Europæan alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Coordinates

Verde (timing of option exercise) · American (timing of option exercise) · Canary (timing of option exercise) · Bermudan (timing of option exercise)

Deriveds

European hackberry · European mantis · European plum · European bullhead · European bean · European mole cricket · European Engineer · European studies · European Commissioner · Europeanist · European black pine · European perch · pro-European · European flounder · Middle European · European pilchard · intra-European · European Russia · European green woodpecker · trans-European · smaller European elm bark beetle · Proto-Indo-European · European Commission · European debt crisis · European earwig · European dark bee · European radish · Europeanly · European cranberrybush · European foulbrood · European pellitory · East European · European chestnut · European stoneseed · European lynx · anti-European · European English · European water vole · Indo-European · European jaguar · European anchovy · pan-European · European fan palm · European nettle tree · West European · European Sarmatia · European redbud · European destroying angel · European swamp thistle · European sprat · European honey bee · European white elm · European option · inter-European · European peacock · European robin · Western European · Europeaner · European grapevine moth · European green lizard · European sting winkle · Eastern European · European Central Bank · European early modern human · common European adder · European laundry · European hare · Europoor · Europeanistic · European Union · European Parliament · European blueberry · European hornbeam · Europeanism

Hypernyms

Eurasian (nationality or ethnicity)

Translations (138)

uz yevropacha (relating to Europe or the European Union) · az avropalı (relating to Europe or the European Union) · fi eurooppalainen (relating to a European or Europeans) · uk європе́йський (relating to Europe or the European Union) · scn eurupìu (relating to a European or Europeans) · scn eurupìa (relating to a European or Europeans) · kk еуропалық (relating to Europe or the European Union) · gl europeo (relating to a European or Europeans) · oc europèu (relating to a European or Europeans) · uk европейський (relating to Europe or the European Union) · pl europejski (relating to Europe or the European Union) · br Europad (relating to Europe or the European Union) · et euroopa (relating to Europe or the European Union) · be еўрапе́йскі (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ur یُورَپی (relating to Europe or the European Union) · nl Europees (relating to Europe or the European Union) · jam Yuuropiyan (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lo ເອີລົບ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · nb europeisk (relating to Europe or the European Union) · hi यूरोपीय (relating to a European or Europeans) · ml യൂറോപ്യൻ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · scn eurupìi (relating to Europe or the European Union) · mn европ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ug ياۋروپالىق (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lt europietiškas (relating to Europe or the European Union) · kmr ewrûpî (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ja 欧州の (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sh èvropskī (relating to Europe or the European Union) · tr Avrupalı (relating to Europe or the European Union) · hu európai (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lo ເອີຣົບ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · cmn 歐洲人的 /欧洲人的 (relating to a European or Europeans) · ga na hEorpa (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ug ياۋروپانىڭ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · bn ইউরোপিয়ান (relating to Europe or the European Union) · te యూరోపియను (relating to Europe or the European Union) · it europea (relating to a European or Europeans) · cs evropský (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ia europee (relating to Europe or the European Union) · km អឺរ៉ុប (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vo Yuropanik (relating to a European or Europeans) · hy եվրոպական (relating to Europe or the European Union) · my ဥရောပ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · rm europeic (relating to Europe or the European Union) · tk iewropaly (relating to Europe or the European Union) · mn европын (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vi Âu châu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lv eiropeisks (relating to a European or Europeans) · scn eurupìu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · tl Yuropin (relating to Europe or the European Union) · haw ʻEulopa (relating to Europe or the European Union) · nds-de europääsch (relating to Europe or the European Union) · th ยุโรป (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ca europeu (relating to a European or Europeans) · it europeo (relating to Europe or the European Union) · hi यूरोपीय (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ka ევროპული (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lg muzungu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · scn eurupìa (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ga Eorpach (relating to Europe or the European Union) · eo eŭropanina (relating to a European or Europeans) · ga Eorpach (relating to a European or Europeans) · nn europeisk (relating to Europe or the European Union) · za Ouhcouh (relating to Europe or the European Union) · gl europeo (relating to Europe or the European Union) · bn ইউরোপীয় (relating to Europe or the European Union) · uz yevropalik (relating to Europe or the European Union) · is evrópskur (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sa फिरङ्ग (relating to Europe or the European Union) · el ευρωπαϊκός (relating to Europe or the European Union) · io Europanula (relating to a European or Europeans) · yi אייראָפּעיִש (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vo ji-Yuropanik (relating to a European or Europeans) · tk ýewropaly (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ms Eropah (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ru европе́йский (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lv Eiropas (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sv europeisk (relating to Europe or the European Union) · cmn 歐洲的 /欧洲的 (relating to Europe or the European Union) · gd Eòrpach (relating to Europe or the European Union) · eo eŭropa (relating to Europe or the European Union) · cy Ewropeaidd (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lv eiropiešu (relating to a European or Europeans) · it europeo (relating to a European or Europeans) · nrf Ûropéen (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ja ヨーロッパの (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vo Yuropik (relating to Europe or the European Union) · fa-ira اُروپایی (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lv eiropiešu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · es europeo (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lb europäesch (relating to Europe or the European Union) · kum европа (relating to a European or Europeans) · tg аврупоӣ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ko 유럽의 (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sl evropski (relating to Europe or the European Union) · fr européen (relating to Europe or the European Union) · bg европе́йски (relating to Europe or the European Union) · prs اُرُوپَائِی (relating to Europe or the European Union) · la Eurōpaeus (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ar أُورُوبِيّ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sh èuropskī (relating to Europe or the European Union) · oc europèu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · pl unijny (relating to Europe or the European Union) · af Europees (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sq evropian (relating to Europe or the European Union) · mt Ewropew (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ko 구라파(歐羅巴)의 (relating to Europe or the European Union) · io Europala (relating to Europe or the European Union) · kmr ewrûpayî (relating to Europe or the European Union) · scn eurupìi (relating to a European or Europeans) · af Europees (relating to a European or Europeans) · mk европски (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vi châu Âu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · eo vireŭropana (relating to a European or Europeans) · ps اروپايي (relating to Europe or the European Union) · de europäisch (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ca europeu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sh ѐуропскӣ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · fy Europeesk (relating to Europe or the European Union) · fi eurooppalainen (relating to Europe or the European Union) · koi европейскӧй (relating to Europe or the European Union) · vo hi-Yuropanik (relating to a European or Europeans) · jam Yuropiyan (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sk európsky (relating to Europe or the European Union) · lv eiropeisks (relating to Europe or the European Union) · io Europana (relating to a European or Europeans) · ta ஐரோப்பியன் (relating to Europe or the European Union) · pt europeu (relating to Europe or the European Union) · eo eŭropana (relating to a European or Europeans) · da europæisk (relating to Europe or the European Union) · io Europanina (relating to a European or Europeans) · lt Europos (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ky европалык (relating to Europe or the European Union) · ro european (relating to Europe or the European Union) · he אֵירוֹפִּי (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sh ѐвропскӣ (relating to Europe or the European Union) · sa फिरङ्ग (relating to a European or Europeans) · be эўрапе́йскі (relating to Europe or the European Union)

European en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ (General-American)
  • /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/ (General-American)
  • /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)bor. Classical Latin Eurōpaeus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Classical Latin -ānus New Latin Eurōpaeānusbor. French européenbor. English European Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem Eurōpae- extracted from the Classical Latin adjective Eurōpaeus [from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”), from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives)] + -ānus (“-an”). By surface analysis, Europ(e) + -ean.

Meanings

  1. A person living or originating from Europe.
    • Until the close of the early modern era, Western Europeans on most evenings experienced two major intervals of sleep bridged by up to an hour or more of quiet wakefulness. […] The initial interval of slumber was usually referred to as “first sleep,” or, less often, “first nap” or “dead sleep.” 2001 April, A. Roger Ekirch, “Sleep We Have Lost: Pre-Industrial Slumber in the British Isles”, in The American Historical Review, volume 106, number 2, American Historical Association, page 364:
  2. A person who resides within the European Union.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Europaean alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Europæan alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Europeans Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

person · inhabitant

Hyponyms

Finn · Spaniard · Venetian · Slav · Polack · South Ossetian · Goth · Scandi · Russian · Bulgarian · Georgian · Guernseyman · Englishwoman · Manxman · Malteser · Dutchwoman · Kosovar · Abkhaz · Britisher · Welshman · Alander · Dutchman · Roman · Yugoslavian · Albanian · Scot · Celt · Jerseyman · Cypriot · Sicilian · Bohemian · Portuguese · Sammarinese · Guernseywoman · Transnistrian · Svalbardian · One of a transcontinental supernational region partially within Europe · Bavarian · Italian · Englander · Serb · Serbian · Slovenian · Abkhazian · Northern European · Castilian · Central European · Triestini · Englishman · Pole · Manx · Prussian · Maltese · Liechtensteiner · Greenlander · Dane · Czech · Scandinavian · Macedonian · German · Caucasian · Crimean · Bosniak · Icelander · Irishman · Gibraltarian · One of a country or nation within Europe · Manxwoman · Brit · Greek · Austro-Hungarian · Hungarian · Azerbaijani · Jerseywoman · Ukrainian · Irishwoman · Eastern European · Estonian · Briton · Swede · Croatian · Catalan · Yugoslav · Montenegrin · Czechoslovak · Ulsterman · Southern European · Andorran · Swiss · Genoan · Faroese · Romanian · Aragonese · One of a country or nation associated with Europe · Hollander · Welshwoman · One of a partially-recognized or unrecognized country or nation within Europe · Soviet · Northern Cypriot · Balt · Vaticanian · Moldovan · Slovak · Eurasian · Sealander · Iberian · Lithuanian · Austrian · One of a dependency within Europe · Belarusan · One of a transcontinental nation partially within Europe · Frenchman · Turk · Monégasque · One of a former country or nation within Europe · Byzantine · Scotswoman · Pridnestrovian · Belgian · Viking · Cornishman · Turkish Cypriot · Western European · Croat · Frenchwoman · Czechoslovakian · Faroe Islander · One of a supernational region within Europe · Norman · Bosnian · Scotsman · Latvian · Hun · Luxembourger · Norwegian · Armenian

Relateds

Euro-

Synonyms

European

Translations (118)

vo Yuropan (person) · ki Mũthũngũ (person) · bg европе́йче (person) · es europea (person) · hy եվրոպացի (person) · eo vireŭropano (person) · de Europäer (person) · sq evropian (person) · sh Európljanin (person) · io Europanulo (person) · nb europeer (person) · rsk Европейка (person) · uk європе́йка (person) · jam Yuropiyan (person) · it europeo (person) · bn ফিরিঙ্গি (person) · pt europeu (person) · hu européer (person) · it europea (person) · lt europietis (person) · ug ياۋروپالىق (person) · fy Europeaan (person) · be еўрапе́йка (person) · io Europanino (person) · lv eiropietis (person) · lv eiropiete (person) · jam Yuuropiyan (person) · srn bakra (person) · ky европалык (person) · eo eŭropanino (person) · rsk Европеєц (person) · ur یُورَپی (person) · hu európai (person) · ca europea (person) · tk ýewropaly (person) · be еўрапе́ец (person) · cs Evropan (person) · fa-ira اُروپایی (person) · tr Avrupalı (person) · de Europäerin (person) · pl Europejka (person) · ka ევროპელი (person) · or ଶ୍ୱେତାଙ୍ଗ (person) · yi אייראָפּעערין (person) · ko 구라파인 (person) · uz yevropalik (person) · bg европе́ец (person) · mk Европејка (person) · rsk Европян (person) · my ဉရောပတိုက်သူ (person) · te యూరోపియను (person) · haw ʻEulopa (person) · fr Européen (person) · cs Evropanka (person) · kum европалы (person) · ko 유럽인 (person) · sk Európanka (person) · ja 欧州人 (person) · sk Európan (person) · ha Bature (person) · sl Evropejka (person) · tpw karaiba (person) · el Ευρωπαία (person) · vo hi-Yuropan (person) · ca europeu (person) · cmn 歐洲人 /欧洲人 (person) · mk Европеец (person) · cy Ewropead (person) · nrf Ûropéen (person) · io Europano (person) · az avropalı (person) · et eurooplane (person) · ro europeană (person) · ia europeo (person) · ko 구라파(歐羅巴) 사람 (person) · ga Eorpach (person) · bg европе́йка (person) · lt europietė (person) · ar أُورُوبِيَّة (person) · ha Baturiya (person) · nl Europeaanse (person) · ru европе́ец (person) · prs اُرُوپَائِی (person) · sh Európljānka (person) · uk європе́єць (person) · ko 유럽 사람 (person) · nn europear (person) · da europæer (person) · kk еуропалық (person) · gl europea (person) · sa ताम्रमुख (person) · haw haole (person) · vo ji-Yuropan (person) · vi người châu Âu (person) · rsk Европянка (person) · ps اروپايي (person) · ja ヨーロッパ人 (person) · sl Evropejec (person) · gl europeo (person) · fi eurooppalainen (person) · ro european (person) · tg аврупоӣ (person) · ru европе́йка (person) · eo eŭropano (person) · pl Europejczyk (person) · ar أُورُوبِيّ (person) · vi người Âu châu (person) · hi यूरोपीय (person) · fr Européenne (person) · sa फिरङ्गिन् (person) · nl Europeaan (person) · yi אייראָפּעער (person) · sh Européjac (person) · es europeo (person) · nrf Ûropéenne (person) · pt europeia (person) · sv europé (person) · el Ευρωπαίος (person)