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DEFINITIONS OF:
Europe
1
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
Synonyms:
Common Market
,
EC
,
EEC
,
EU
,
European Community
,
European Economic Community
,
European Union
Type of:
global organization
,
international organisation
,
international organization
,
world organisation
,
world organization
an international alliance involving many different countries
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