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# european

adjective (European); noun (a European, Europeans)

«european» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK: European countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#m1)
2. (noun) A person from Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x1)
- Many European cities have old castles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x2)
- The European Union is a group of countries that work together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x3)
- A European family moved in next door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x4)
- We learned about European explorers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x5)
- Europeans speak many different languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/#x6)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/european/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«european» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/european.html) on Mova free.