Europe - Definition

n 1: the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of
Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the
continent except the British Isles
2: an international organization of European countries formed
after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into
the Europen Union" [syn: European Union, EU, European
Community, EC, European Economic Community, EEC,
Common Market, Europe]
3: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the
Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"