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Eu⋅ro⋅pe⋅an

  [yoor-uh-pee-uhn, yur-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Europe or its inhabitants.
2. native to or derived from Europe: traditional European customs; European languages.
–noun
3. a native or inhabitant of Europe.
4. a person of European descent.
5. (in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L Eurōpae(us) (see Europe, -eous ) + -an

Related forms:
Eu⋅ro⋅pe⋅an⋅ly, adverb
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Eu·ro·pe·an   (yŏŏr'ə-pē'ən)   
n.  

  1. A native or inhabitant of Europe.

  2. A person of European descent.

adj.  Of or relating to Europe or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

European 
1603, from L. Europa "Europe," from Gk. Europe, often explained as "broad face," from eurys "wide" + ops "face." Klein suggests a possible Sem. origin in Akkad. erebu "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun) which would parallel orient (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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