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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 May 2024
The secretive effort in Washington stands in contrast with public initiatives by Huawei in several European countries.
—Kate O'Keeffe, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Thanks to an Austrian revival house that had played the film some eight or so years ago, a 35 mm print and a copy of the negative of a longer European version were discovered and a new 4K transfer was created.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Conversely, in 2003, 59.5% of Norges Bank’s portfolio was invested in European countries, a figure that, by 2023, had fallen to 28.7%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 3 May 2024
Rodrigo is currently on the European leg of her Guts World Tour, with upcoming dates in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Madrid.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Secret Bakery was noted for its speakeasy feel and menu of fresh breads with a European flair that landed it at No. 9 on the 2024 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Valuations After a string of record highs for U.S. stocks, some financial advisers see the market as overextended compared with European stocks.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Los Tigres del Norte’s London Takeover For the first time ever, Los Tigres del Norte performed in London as part of the European trek.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Apr. 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
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
The secretive effort in Washington stands in contrast with public initiatives by Huawei in several European countries.
—Kate O'Keeffe, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Thanks to an Austrian revival house that had played the film some eight or so years ago, a 35 mm print and a copy of the negative of a longer European version were discovered and a new 4K transfer was created.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Conversely, in 2003, 59.5% of Norges Bank’s portfolio was invested in European countries, a figure that, by 2023, had fallen to 28.7%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 3 May 2024
Rodrigo is currently on the European leg of her Guts World Tour, with upcoming dates in London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Madrid.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Secret Bakery was noted for its speakeasy feel and menu of fresh breads with a European flair that landed it at No. 9 on the 2024 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Valuations After a string of record highs for U.S. stocks, some financial advisers see the market as overextended compared with European stocks.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
Los Tigres del Norte’s London Takeover For the first time ever, Los Tigres del Norte performed in London as part of the European trek.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Apr. 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
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'European.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near European
Cite this Entry
“European.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/European. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share