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Europe

DEFINITIONS OF: Europe

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n 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

Example of:
continent
one of the large landmasses of the earth

n the nations of the European continent collectively

“the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II”
Type of:
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

n an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

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