Europe

[yoor-uhp, yur-, yoo-roh-pee, yuh-]

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noun

a continent in the western part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the east and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian Seas on the southeast. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 square miles (10,404,000 square kilometers).
Classical Mythology.��Europa.

Europe

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noun

the second smallest continent, forming the W extension of Eurasia: the border with Asia runs from the Urals to the Caspian and the Black Sea. The coastline is generally extremely indented and there are several peninsulas (notably Scandinavia, Italy, and Iberia) and offshore islands (including the British Isles and Iceland). It contains a series of great mountain systems in the south (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Caucasus), a large central plain, and a N region of lakes and mountains in Scandinavia. Pop: 724��722��000 (2005 est). Area: about 10��400��000 sq km (4��000��000 sq miles)
the continent of Europe except for the British Isles
we're going to Europe for our holiday
the European Union
when did Britain go into Europe?
a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person

Europe

Continent that is actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia.

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anti-Europe adjective
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He could not have ended his stellar career in finer fashion, though, watching Paris St-Germain thrash Inter Milan 5-0 to become champions of Europe for the first time.

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BBC News spoke to dads across Europe about how much time they can take off work after the birth of their children - and how that has changed fatherhood for them.

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There are other forms of public deliberation out there that you distinguish from yours, such as the citizens’ assemblies that have been used in Europe.

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The famous walking route from the central belt to the Highlands takes walkers along the shores of Loch Lomond and across Rannoch Moor - one of the last wildernesses in Europe.

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Austria has one of the most heavily armed civilian populations in Europe, with an estimated 30 firearms per 100 people.

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