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adj/ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən//ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən//(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/
  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

    Relating to continental Europe (excluding the UK or all of the British Isles).UK

  4. 4

    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.
  5. 5

    That can be exercised only at the expiry date; contrasted with American.not-comparable

    • 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.
noun/ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən//ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən//(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/
  1. 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 “firs
  2. 2

    A person who resides within the European Union.

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