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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EUROPE'AN, a. Pertaining to Europe.
EUROPE'AN, n. A native of Europe.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; "European Community" n
1: a native or inhabitant of Europe

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 1603 of, relating to, or characteristic of the continent of Europe or its people • Europeanness noun II. noun Date: 1623 1. a native or inhabitant of Europe 2. a person of European descent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in Europe. 2 a descended from natives of Europe. b originating in or characteristic of Europe. 3 a happening in or extending over Europe. b concerning Europe as a whole rather than its individual countries. 4 of or relating to the European Economic Community. --n. 1 a a native or inhabitant of Europe. b a person descended from natives of Europe. c a White person. 2 a person concerned with European matters. Phrases and idioms: European Economic Community (or European Community) an economic and political association of certain European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs. European plan US a system of charging for a hotel room only without meals. Derivatives: Europeanism n. Europeanize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). Europeanization n. Etymology: F européen f. L europaeus f. L Europa f. Gk Europe Europe

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit. Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in Transcaucasia. Black walnut, a North American tree (J. nigra) valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly globular. English, or European, walnut, a tree (J. regia), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also called Madeira nuts. Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the heartwood of the black walnut. Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in cooking, making soap, etc. White walnut, a North American tree (J. cinerea), bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called butternuts. See Butternut.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

European Eu`ro*pe"an, a. [L. europeaus, Gr. ?, fr. Gr. ? (L. europa.)] Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants. On the European plan, having rooms to let, and leaving it optional with guests whether they will take meals in the house; -- said of hotels. [U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

European Eu`ro*pe"an, n. A native or an inhabitant of Europe.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Europeans) 1. European means belonging or relating to, or coming from Europe. ...in some other European countries. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A European is a person who comes from Europe. N-COUNT