european
adjective (European); noun (a European, Europeans)
Everyday
- (adjective) From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK: European countries. tree →
- (noun) A person from Europe. tree →
In the lessons
In geography pupils learn European countries, capitals and rivers; in history Europeans sailed to other continents. Phrases: «European countries», «the European Union», «a European city».
Examples
- France is a European country. tree →
- Many European cities have old castles. tree →
- The European Union is a group of countries that work together. tree →
- A European family moved in next door. tree →
- We learned about European explorers. tree →
- Europeans speak many different languages. tree →
Note
Always written with a capital E: European. «A European» (not «an»), because it starts with a «you» sound. Europe is a continent, not a country.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «european» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «european» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/european/