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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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 May 2024
Reed previously ran Melba’s Culinary Canvas, a downtown spot that closed after two years in September 2022, and Henry’s Place, which served European cuisine.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2024
Speakers blast the European anthem in front of the building of parliament as thousands gather.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Trump compliments him and invites his staunchest European backer, Viktor Orbán, to Mar-a-Lago.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
But the topic feels even more timely now, especially since several European countries (Ireland, France) have enshrined the right to choose recently, while in the U.S. the overturning of Roe v. Wade continues to deprive many of bodily autonomy and endanger child-carriers’ health.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
During the War of the Spanish Succession, which spanned 1701 to 1714, privateers contracted by European governments to seize enemy ships got to keep about 80 percent of their loot.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Mon Laferte is set to embark on the European leg of her Autopoiética tour this summer.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 May 2024
While European nations like Germany, France, and Italy are proving to be lucrative markets for these other categories, in China the main challenge is baiju.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
That’s my advice, Italian-style, to the Getty, which is facing calls from the European Court of Human Rights to return its priceless ancient Greek bronze sculpture to the Italians.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 May 2024
While almost everyone on the production team for the Eurovision Song Contest does their work behind the cameras, the European Broadcasting Union’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl is visible every year on the live broadcast.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
Labour has won in areas that voted heavily for Britain’s departure from the European Union in 2016 and where it was previously crushed by Mr. Johnson, such as Hartlepool in the northeast of England, and Thurrock in southeast England.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
In partnership with the European Youth Forum, which represents some 100 youth organizations across the continent, the campaign will unveil a collection of films, across multiple platforms in multiple languages, featuring Sony Music Group’s roster of artists and songwriters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
This incredible video, captured on September 27, 2023, by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument aboard the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter, shows the Sun from an impressive close distance, as ESA explains in a press release.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
The post-Wall era is over and everyone, including the Germans, is asking which way Germany—the most powerful country in the European Union—will go.
—Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
The 2023 wildfire season saw 5000 square kilometers (the same size as London, Paris, and Berlin combined) burned, per the report; Greece suffered the largest wildfire (from July to August 2023) ever recorded in the European Union, impacting 960 square kilometers.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Meanwhile, German producers are mulling the impact of the country’s culture and media minister Claudia Roth’s proposals to overhaul the funding system, which includes the introduction of a 30% tax incentive and an obligation for streamers to invest 20% of their revenue in European content.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 May 2024
Reed previously ran Melba’s Culinary Canvas, a downtown spot that closed after two years in September 2022, and Henry’s Place, which served European cuisine.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 15 May 2024
Speakers blast the European anthem in front of the building of parliament as thousands gather.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 May 2024
Trump compliments him and invites his staunchest European backer, Viktor Orbán, to Mar-a-Lago.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 15 May 2024
But the topic feels even more timely now, especially since several European countries (Ireland, France) have enshrined the right to choose recently, while in the U.S. the overturning of Roe v. Wade continues to deprive many of bodily autonomy and endanger child-carriers’ health.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024
During the War of the Spanish Succession, which spanned 1701 to 1714, privateers contracted by European governments to seize enemy ships got to keep about 80 percent of their loot.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Mon Laferte is set to embark on the European leg of her Autopoiética tour this summer.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 May 2024
While European nations like Germany, France, and Italy are proving to be lucrative markets for these other categories, in China the main challenge is baiju.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
Noun
The country voted to leave the European Union in 2016 in a debate that focused heavily on immigration levels from elsewhere in the EU.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 May 2024
That’s my advice, Italian-style, to the Getty, which is facing calls from the European Court of Human Rights to return its priceless ancient Greek bronze sculpture to the Italians.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 May 2024
While almost everyone on the production team for the Eurovision Song Contest does their work behind the cameras, the European Broadcasting Union’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl is visible every year on the live broadcast.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
Labour has won in areas that voted heavily for Britain’s departure from the European Union in 2016 and where it was previously crushed by Mr. Johnson, such as Hartlepool in the northeast of England, and Thurrock in southeast England.
—Pan Pylas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2024
In partnership with the European Youth Forum, which represents some 100 youth organizations across the continent, the campaign will unveil a collection of films, across multiple platforms in multiple languages, featuring Sony Music Group’s roster of artists and songwriters.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 May 2024
This incredible video, captured on September 27, 2023, by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument aboard the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter, shows the Sun from an impressive close distance, as ESA explains in a press release.
—George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
The post-Wall era is over and everyone, including the Germans, is asking which way Germany—the most powerful country in the European Union—will go.
—Timothy Garton Ash, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
The 2023 wildfire season saw 5000 square kilometers (the same size as London, Paris, and Berlin combined) burned, per the report; Greece suffered the largest wildfire (from July to August 2023) ever recorded in the European Union, impacting 960 square kilometers.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 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
2
: a person of European ancestry
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