Europe

Definitions

1. A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
   countable, uncountable
2. A political entity; the European Union.
   countable, uncountable
3. Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
   Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
4. International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization.”

“Al Mahlool, Fared (13 November 2021), “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter, Twitter, retrieved 13 Nov 2021: “French politician Julien Odoul says he would prefer⟳ the cold death of migrants stranded behind barbed wire on the Belarus-Poland border⟳, rather than being allowed to enter⟳ Europe.””

“Manchester City crashed out of Europe on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund ended their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.”

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