europe Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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 an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
   European Community; EC; European Economic Community; Common Market; EU; European Union; EEC.
   
   • he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
3. noun the nations of the European continent collectively
   
   • the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II

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