European
proper noun
- person from Europe
adjective
- of or pertaining to Europe
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/ / /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ / /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/
adj
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 Classical Latin -nus 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.
- 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.”
- Related to the European Union.
- 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.”
- That can be exercised only at the expiry date.
“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.”
“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.”
noun
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 Classical Latin -nus 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.
- 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.””
- A person who resides within the European Union.