European

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒjʊəɹ.əˈpiː.É™n/

Alternative forms

• Europaean archaic
• Europæan archaic

Origin

Borrowing from fr Européen, via Latin europaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ευρωπαίος ("European").

Full definition of European

Adjective

1. Related to Europe or the European Union.
2. (AU, dated) white (ethnicity)Stamps like this were common on furniture made in Australia in the 1st half of last century, when there were a number of Chinese furniture makers in Australia who were seen as competition to 'European Australian' makers.

Hypernyms

• Eurasian

Derived terms

Noun

1. person living or originating from Europe
2. person who resides within the European Union