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Eu⋅rope
[yoo
r-uhp, yur- for 1; yoo-roh-pee, yuh- for 2] 
–noun
| 1. | a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. 702,300,000 including the Russian Federation; ab. 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km). |
| 2. | Classical Mythology. Europa (def. 1). |
Eu⋅ro⋅pa
[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] –noun
| 1. | Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon. |
| 2. | Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter. |
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| Eu·rope (yŏŏr'əp) The sixth-largest continent, extending west from the Dardanelles, Black Sea, and Ural Mountains. It is technically a vast peninsula of the Eurasian land mass. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Language Translation for : Europe
Spanish:
Europa (continental),
German:
das (europäische) Festland,
Japanese:
欧州大陸
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