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In Europe, there are many filmmakers working in the same territory: immigration, and the things that are most disruptive to European life today. That's not a judgment. I think it's good that cinema looks at such things.
Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Meaning of "European" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EUROPEAN

European  [ˌjʊərəˈpɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EUROPEAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
European can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EUROPEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

European

European may refer to: ▪ Anything relating to or characteristic of Europe or its inhabitants ▪ European ethnic groups, various ethnic groups native to the nations of Europe ▪ European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries ▪ A citizen or attribute of or from the European Union ▪ Europeans, a British post-punk group, from Bristol In publishing ▪ The European, a far-right cultural and political magazine published 1953–1959 ▪ The European, a British weekly newspaper published 1990–1998 ▪ The European, a German magazine first published in September 2009 ▪ European Magazine, a magazine published in London 1782–1826...

Definition of European in the English dictionary

The first definition of European in the dictionary is of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants. Other definition of European is native to or derived from Europe. European is also a native or inhabitant of Europe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EUROPEAN


Aesculapian
ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪən
apian
ˈeɪpɪən
campion
ˈkæmpɪən
Caspian
ˈkæspɪən
champion
ˈtʃæmpɪən
dupion
ˈdjuːpɪən
dystopian
dɪsˈtəʊpɪən
entropion
enˈtrəʊpɪən
Ethiopian
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən
Grampian
ˈɡræmpɪən
lampion
ˈlæmpɪən
Mississippian
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪən
Olympian
əˈlɪmpɪən
Paralympian
ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪən
Philippian
fɪˈlɪpɪən
salpian
ˈsælˈpɪən
scorpion
ˈskɔːpɪən
Thespian
ˈθɛspɪən
Ulpian
ˈʌlpɪən
Utopian
juːˈtəʊpɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EUROPEAN

Europe
European Atomic Energy Community
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European bison
European Broadcasting Union
European Central Bank
European Coal and Steel Community
European Commission
European Communities
European Community
European Council
European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Justice
European Currency Unit
European Defence Community
European Economic Area
European Economic Community
European Free Trade Association
European gentian
European Investment Bank

WORDS THAT END LIKE EUROPEAN

anti-European
Central European
cornopean
Cyclopean
East European
Eastern European
Euterpean
Indo-European
oedipean
pampean
Pan-European
pean
priapean
primitive Indo-European
pro-European
Proto-Indo-European
trappean

Synonyms and antonyms of European in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «European» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUROPEAN

Find out the translation of European to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of European from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «European» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

欧洲的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

europeo
570 millions of speakers

English

European
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरोपीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أُورُوبيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

европейский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

europeu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরোপীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

européen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eropah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

europäisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヨーロッパの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유럽의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eropah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc châu Âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐரோப்பிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरोपियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avrupa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

europeo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

europejski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

європейський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

european
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευρωπαϊκός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Europese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

europeisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

europeisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of European

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN»

The term «European» is very widely used and occupies the 2.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EUROPEAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «European» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «European» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about European

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «EUROPEAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word European.
1
Jose Manuel Barroso
Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
2
Marek Belka
I still have five years to the end of my term. There are many candidates. There'll be a problem if it's supposed to be a European or someone from the emerging countries, the so-called BRICS. This will be decided, but please don't think Poland has anything to say about it.
3
Earl Blumenauer
While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.
4
Harold Brodkey
So an autobiography about death should include, in my case, an account of European Jewry and of Russian and Jewish events - pogroms and flights and murders and the revolution that drove my mother to come here.
5
Dave Brubeck
Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist who wasn't influenced by European music!
6
James Fenimore Cooper
The European who comes to America plunges into the virgin forest with wonder and delight; while the American who goes to Europe finds his greatest pleasure, at first, in hunting up the memorials of the past. Each is in quest of novelty, and is burning with the desire to gaze at objects of which he has often read.
7
Piers Corbyn
The weather records of the U.S.A. are the best kept and most accessible in the world, thanks to consistent government/military taxpayer support. There are longer European data sets, but the U.S.A. data is enough to forecast major extreme events.
8
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
In Europe, there are many filmmakers working in the same territory: immigration, and the things that are most disruptive to European life today. That's not a judgment. I think it's good that cinema looks at such things.
9
Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.
10
Nathan Deal
On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUROPEAN»

Discover the use of European in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to European and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350
"First published in 1989 ... First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1991"--T.p. verso.
Janet L. Abu-Lughod, 1991
2
European Media Law
The project of which this book is the result was supported by the Institute of European Media Law, the Erich Pommer Institut for Media Law and Media Economics, and the Institute for Information Law of the Law Faculty of the University of ...
Oliver Castendyk, E. J. Dommering, Alexander Scheuer, 2008
3
Debating the Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union
Drawing on different theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible remedies for what is often ...
Beate Kohler-Koch, Berthold Rittberger, 2007
4
European Gothic: A Spirited Exchange 1760-1960
Charts the rich process of cross-fertilisation, especially regarding Anglo-French exchanges in the development of the Gothic novel. Emphasises the importance of the impact of translation on the development of the Gothic novel.
Avril Horner, 2002
5
Multi-level Governance and European Integration
This dual process is known as "multi-level governance". This text argues that its emergence in the second half of the 20th century is a watershed in the political development of Europe.
Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, 2001
6
The Currency of Ideas: Monetary Politics in the European Union
In the new preface to this paperback edition, Kathleen R. McNamara recounts the rapid progress made in 1998 toward European monetary integration and explores the significance of political forces in bringing about recent key developments.
Kathleen R. McNamara, 1998
7
The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Discusses the nature, origins, and development of language and lists the meanings and associated word for more than thirteen thousand Indo-European root words.
Calvert Watkins, 2000
8
European Integration: A Concise History
Rev. and updated ed. of: Surpassing realism: the politics of European integration since 1945. c2003.
Mark Gilbert, 2012
9
The Indo-European Languages
This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors.
Anna Giacalone Ramat, Paolo Ramat, 1998
10
The European Union Decides
Using a combination of detailed evidence and theoretical rigour, this 2006 volume addresses these questions and others that are central to understanding how the EU works in practice.
Robert Thomson, Frans N. Stokman, Christopher H. Achen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUROPEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term European is used in the context of the following news items.
1
European Stock Prices Surge on Hopes Greece Can Strike Bailout …
Prices of European stocks surged on Thursday, as investors sensed a glimmer of hope that Greece could strike a last-ditch deal with creditors ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Greek Government Hands European Creditors New Bailout Proposals
Just before the end of the day Thursday in Athens, the Greek government handed its European creditors a new bailout proposal. A spokesman ... «NPR, Jul 15»
3
Iron ore bounces back, European and US shares bounce
Iron ore prices have bounced back strongly, and US and European markets have also gained ground on a bout of optimism over the trouble ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
MasterCard faces antitrust charges in European Union
LONDON – European antitrust officials filed formal charges against MasterCard on Thursday, accusing the company of setting artificially high ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Greek Crisis? European Stocks Shrug
What a year it's been for Europe: Just as the eurozone economy was starting to show signs of life and the European Central Bank began buying ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
UCD reliving European glory days when they gave Everton the fright …
Open Gallery 1 Paddy Dunning UCD goes up for the ball with Graeme Sharp Everton during the UCD v Everton European Cup Winners Cup ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
European Parliament rejects 'absurd' EU plan to axe Freedom of …
A crucial vote took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France today. A key piece of text on 'Freedom of Panorama', in paragraph ... «Amateur Photographer, Jul 15»
8
New European bank bosses' missions: simplify, shrink, motivate
Barclays has joined three other European banks in ousting its chief executive, a top-level clear out that has raised expectations of big changes ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
9
Study: American, European Bumblebees Feeling Climate Sting
Climate change is shrinking the geographic range of many bumblebee species in North America and Europe, putting them in danger of future ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
10
European Lawmakers Condemn Russian Actions in Crimea, Ukraine
Russia was absent from the 40th-anniversary gathering in the Finnish capital as its delegates were denied visas in line with the European ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»

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