Europe, n.
the nations of the European continent collectively
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Europe
sample sentences
"the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
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an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Common Market EC EEC EU Europe European Community European Economic Community European Union
sample sentences
"he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
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member meronym
Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Danmark
Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Sverige
Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire
France, French Republic
Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Portugal, Portuguese Republic
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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Europe
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member of this domain (region)
megalith, megalithic structure
mercantilism, mercantile system
Wayland, Wayland the Smith, Wieland
serf, helot, villein
part meronym
Holy Roman Empire
Continent
European country, European nation
Scandinavian country, Scandinavian nation
Balkan Peninsula, Balkans
Bulgaria, Republic of Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia, Slovak Republic
northern Europe
Scandinavia
Scandinavia, Scandinavian Peninsula
Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi
Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Italy, Italian Republic, Italia
Romania, Roumania, Rumania
Austria-Hungary
Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich
Flanders
Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
England
Northern Ireland
Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire
Scotland
France, French Republic
Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland
Frisia
Hungary, Republic of Hungary, Magyarorszag
Iceland, Republic of Iceland
Lappland, Lapland
Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Tartary, Tatary
Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska
Iberian Peninsula, Iberia
Portugal, Portuguese Republic
San Marino, Republic of San Marino
European Russia
Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia
Baltic State, Baltic Republic
Estonia, Esthonia, Republic of Estonia
Latvia, Republic of Latvia
Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia
Ukraine, Ukrayina
Andorra, Principality of Andorra
Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar, Calpe
Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera
Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire
Low Countries
Silesia, Slask, Slezsko, Schlesien
Elbe, Elbe River
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