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European

European

215 1.0
A person from Europe
  • noun
  • /ˌjʊəroʊˈpiːən/
translation icon : europeo
  • My parents weren't Marxist, but they were European intellectuals.
  • Americans and Europeans
  • Europeans arrived
  • Western Europeans

Here we shall learn about the Europeans who came to East Africa.

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Examples

  • Here we shall learn about the Europeans who came to East Africa.

  • The social and environmental impact of Europeans over the last two hundred years has been profound.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The question was which European country has the largest land area?

  • The Catholic Church had played a huge role in Europeans' lives for centuries.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Many of the tourists who come to Salvador are young Europeans traveling on a modest budget.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many of the tourists who come to Salvador are young Europeans traveling on a modest budget.

  • Here we shall learn about the Europeans who came to East Africa.

  • This suddenly becomes an immediate crisis for the Europeans and for NATO.

Compounds

A group of European countries that work together on politics and the economy

A nation in Europe

Countries in Europe that worked together after World War II to make trade and laws easier

The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro

An organization of European countries set up in 1957 that later became the European Union

A United States program from 1948 to 1952 that gave money to rebuild Europe after World War II

The part of Russia west of the Ural Mountains

A language that comes from a large family that includes English, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian

A tall European tree with dark green leaves above and pale soft leaves below

A European shrub that loses its leaves and has dull white flowers and red leaves in autumn

An insect with pincers that often lives in gardens and may damage flower bulbs

A medium-sized colourful bird with blue wing patches and a black-and-white crest found in European woods

A phrase used to describe famous white European men from history who stand for traditional ideas

6.1

A tall European tree with dark green leaves that are pale underneath

A small shrub with clusters of red berries and prickly stems often grown in gardens

4.2

A plant from Europe that produces large flat seeds eaten by people and fed to animals

A large tree that loses its leaves in winter with smooth gray bark and small toothed leaves

A plant with yellow flowers from Europe and Asia whose seeds have small hooks that stick to fur and clothes

A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit

A large brown bird that wades in marshes in Europe and makes a deep booming call

A medium-sized tree from Europe that grows near rivers and wetlands with dark bark and rounded leaves

A shrub that produces small black berries used in jams and drinks

A large black bird from northern Europe with a tail that curves like a lyre

A common bird with a black male and a brown female that sings a beautiful song

A small dark blue berry that grows wild in European forests

A plant with yellow flowers that grows in wet bogs in western Europe

A small brown bird that climbs tree trunks to find insects

A common European bird with a loud two-note call that lays eggs in other birds' nests

A large shore bird from Europe with a long curved bill and a loud haunting call

A low wild bush that grows along the ground and produces small dark blue berries you can eat

A small European lily plant that is grown in gardens and has pale pink to mauve flowers

European dragon
  • Literature
7.0

A large winged lizard from European stories that breathes fire and hoards treasure

A grass from Europe that grows on sand and holds dunes together

A small tree or bush that has dark berries used to make wine and jam

3.6

A broad, spreading tree with rough leaves that grows naturally in Europe and is often planted in parks

A European tree with shiny leaves that people plant for decoration

A large black salamander with bright yellow spots that lives in European forests

7.5

A slow-growing evergreen bush or small tree used for hedges and neat shapes

A freshwater fish with a flat body and silver scales that is not often eaten

A low plant with small blue flowers that grows in wet places

A small brown animal with fur that flies at night in Europe and eats insects

A very large freshwater fish from European rivers that can grow over two meters

A large tree that loses its leaves and produces sweet edible nuts and useful wood

A small moth whose young caterpillars make holes in corn stems and damage crops

A low plant that grows in cold bogs and has small red edible berries

A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens

A bush with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries

A flat fish found in European seas that people eat

A small shrub with pairs of yellowish-white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens

A colourful water bird with purple feathers and long toes that lives in wetlands in Europe

A night bird of Europe and western Asia with speckled feathers and a low continuous call

An agency of the European Union that helps police in member countries work together to fight serious crime

A small wild orchid in Europe with tight white spiral flowers that grows in meadows

A tall tree from central Europe with soft needle leaves that fall in autumn

A small animal like a mouse from northern Europe that sometimes moves in large groups and many die in water

Sea animal with a dark blue shell and big claws found off Europe's Atlantic coast that turns red when cooked

A tree with bright green leaves often planted for shade in southern Europe

3.8

A large wild animal like a rabbit with brown fur that stays brown in winter

A climbing shrub that has sweet-smelling white and yellow flowers and red fruit

A bird with black and white wings and a crest, found in Europe, Asia and Africa

7.5

A climbing plant from Europe whose flowers are used to flavour beer

A medium-sized tree with smooth grey bark and beech-like leaves that turn yellow-orange in autumn

A small cricket often found in houses and used as food for pets

A common black and white bird with a long tail found across Europe and Asia

A common burrowing rabbit from southern Europe and northern Africa, often kept as a pet

A bush from Europe that makes red or orange berries you can eat

A shrub with clusters of small red berries found in woods and gardens

A brightly coloured bird with blue and green feathers and a reddish back that flies in quick rolls

A small bird that wades in shallow water on European coasts and mudflats

A small flowering plant with white or pale pink flowers that grows in Europe and Asia

A fish people eat that lives near the coasts of Europe

A large grey-brown eagle with a short white tail that lives in Europe and Greenland

A small songbird in Europe that catches insects and small animals and puts them on thorns

Surface Forms

European singular
Europeans plural

Morphology

European = Europe (transparent) = Europe + an

Denominal formation using the productive suffix '-an' to indicate a person from Europe; the relation to the place-name is direct.

Etymology

European comes from the place name Europe, named long ago after the Greek woman Europa, and the same root appears in Euro. So a European is 'a person from Europe'.