Europe Definition & Meaning

europe
noun
  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"
  3. the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"

"Europe" in song lyrics

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  • "Thousands and thousands, they mailed in from Europe"
    A.L.T. and the Lost Civilization — One Little Indian
  • "Europe"
    Antoinette — Never Get Enough
  • "To all my people in Europe"
    Boogiemonsters — Whoever You Ar (Wherever You Ar)

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