Europe meaning

[ˈjʊ(ə)ɹəp]

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Europe (/ˈjʊərəp/ or /ˈjɜrəp/) is a continent that comprises the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia.
Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea and its connected waterways to the southeast.
Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area.
Europe, in particular ancient Greece, is the birthplace of Western culture. It played a predominant role in global affairs from the 15th century onwards, especially after the beginning of colonialism.

Definition of Europe in English Dictionary

Proper nounPREEuro-
1. The portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - The Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa.
  - He backpacked around Europe to find himself in his early twenties.
  - I decided to splash out on a trip around Europe after getting a nice Christmas bonus.
2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
  - The Allies conquered Germany's overseas dependencies, and thereby helped to prevent the emergence of a Germanophone Africa, tied by language, commerce and administrative tradition to Central Europe.
  - In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
  - In many ways, his is the story of the second world war in the Pacific – a conflict overshadowed by memorialisation of events in Europe.