2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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 took Britain into
Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community},
{EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common
Market}]
3: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the
Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "Europe":
Africa, America, Antarctica, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major,
Asia Minor, Australasia, Australia, East, Eastern Hemisphere,
Eurasia, Eurasian landmass, Far East, Levant, Middle East,
Near East, New World, North America, Occident, Oceania, Old World,
Orient, South America, West, Western Hemisphere, continent,
down under, eastland, landmass, main, mainland, peninsula,
subcontinent, the old country
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