1. (n.)Europe a continent in the W part of the landmasslying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. 729,000,000; ab. 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
Definition of 'Europe'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Europe 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
2. (noun)European Union, EU, European Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC, Common Market, Europe an internationalorganization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increasecooperation among its members "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union"
3. (noun)Europe the nations of the Europeancontinent collectively "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
Definitions of 'Europe'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Europe the most important, although the second smallest, of the fivegreatland divisions of the globe; is, from a geographical point of view, a peninsula of Asia; the Caspian Sea, Ural River and mountains, form its Asiatic boundary, while on the other three sides it is washed by the Mediterranean on the S., Atlantic on the W., and ArcticOcean on the N.; its coast-line is so highly developed that to every 190 sq. m. of surfacethere is 1 m. of coast; this advantage, combined with the varied adaptability of its land, rivers, and inland seas, and its central position, has made it the centre of civilisation and the theatre of the main events of the world's history. Its greatest length is 3370 m. from Cape St. Vincent to the Urals, and its greatest breadth 2400 m. from Cape Matapan to Nordkyn, while its area is about 3,800,000 sq. m.; it is singularly free from wild animals, has a fruitful soil richly cultivated, and possesses in supreme abundance the more useful metals. Its peoples belong to the two great ethnological divisions, the Caucasian and Mongolian groups; to the former belong the Germanic, Romanic, Slavonic, and Celtic races, and to the latter the Finns, Magyars, and Turks. Christianity is professed throughout, except amongst the Jews, of whom there are about six millions, and in Turkey, where Mohammedanism claims about seven millions; of Catholics there are about 155 millions, of Protestants 85, and of the GreekChurch 80. Amongst the 18 countries the form of government most prevailing is the hereditary monarchy, resting more and more on a wide representation of the people.
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