europe meaning

Noun: Europe  yûrup

1. 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 
2. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
   - European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market 
3. The nations of the European continent collectively
   "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"

See also: Eurafrican, European

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, continent, global organisation [Brit], global organization, international organisation [Brit], international organization, world organisation [Brit], world organization

Part of: Eurasia, Occident, West

Encyclopedia: Europe, A Prophecy Europe Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, a Prophecy

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1. he had run the marshall plan in europe.
2. storm-clouds of war gathered over europe.
3. germany is exterminating the jews of europe.
4. crucial events impend in europe.
5. europe still had its old class system.