Meaning

4 senses
  1. Related to Europe.

    of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe

  2. Related to the European Union.

    europäisch

    европе́йскийjevropéjskij

    європе́йськийjevropéjsʹkyj, европейськийevropejsʹkyj

  3. Of white ethnicity.

  4. (not comparable)That can be exercised only at the expiry date.

Examples

467 sentences
  1. Lithuania is a member of the European Union.

    Литва входить до Європейського союзу.

    ruЛитва входит в Европейский союз.

    deLitauen ist ein Mitglied der Europäischen Union.

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  2. You look European.

    Ти схожий на європейця.

    ruТы похож на европейца.

    deSie sehen europäisch aus.

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  3. European currencies weakened against the dollar.

    ruЕвропейские валюты ослабли по отношению к доллару.

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  4. The town has a European air.

    deDie Stadt hat eine europäische Atmosphäre.

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  5. Are you interested in European history?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
relating to Europe or the European Union:
Русский
By meaning 1
relating to Europe or the European Union:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
relating to Europe or the European Union:

Origin

Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem

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”).

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Forms

more European, most European
Comparativemore European Lesson
Superlativemost European Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
European — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto