europe
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1. the nations of the European continent collectively (noun.group)
2. an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | danmark, denmark, kingdom of denmark, |
| definition | : | a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | kingdom of sweden, sverige, sweden, |
| definition | : | a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | ellas, greece, hellenic republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | italia, italian republic, italy, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | austria, oesterreich, republic of austria, |
| definition | : | a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium, |
| definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland, |
| definition | : | a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | grand duchy of luxembourg, luxembourg, luxemburg, |
| definition | : | a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | portugal, portuguese republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | espana, kingdom of spain, spain, |
| definition | : | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power (noun.location) |
3. 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 (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | continent, |
| definition | : | one of the large landmasses of the earth (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | holy roman empire, |
| definition | : | a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | continent, |
| definition | : | the European mainland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | balkan peninsula, balkans, |
| definition | : | a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | bulgaria, republic of bulgaria, |
| definition | : | a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | czech republic, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | czechoslovakia, |
| definition | : | a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | slovak republic, slovakia, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | northern europe, |
| definition | : | the northernmost countries of Europe (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | scandinavia, |
| definition | : | a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | ellas, greece, hellenic republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | roman republic, |
| definition | : | the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | roman empire, |
| definition | : | an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | italia, italian republic, italy, |
| definition | : | a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | romania, roumania, rumania, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | austria-hungary, |
| definition | : | a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | austria, oesterreich, republic of austria, |
| definition | : | a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | flanders, |
| definition | : | a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium, |
| definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | england, |
| definition | : | a division of the United Kingdom (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | northern ireland, |
| definition | : | a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | eire, ireland, irish republic, republic of ireland, |
| definition | : | a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | scotland, |
| definition | : | one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | frisia, |
| definition | : | an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | iceland, republic of iceland, |
| definition | : | an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | lapland, lappland, |
| definition | : | a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | liechtenstein, principality of liechtenstein, |
| definition | : | a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | grand duchy of luxembourg, luxembourg, luxemburg, |
| definition | : | a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | tartary, tatary, |
| definition | : | the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | poland, polska, republic of poland, |
| definition | : | a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | portugal, portuguese republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | republic of san marino, san marino, |
| definition | : | the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | european russia, |
| definition | : | the part of Russia that is part of Europe (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | latvia, republic of latvia, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | moldavia, moldova, republic of moldova, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | ukraine, ukrayina, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | espana, kingdom of spain, spain, |
| definition | : | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar, |
| definition | : | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | ottoman empire, turkish empire, |
| definition | : | a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | low countries, |
| definition | : | the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | schlesien, silesia, slask, slezsko, |
| definition | : | a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | elbe, elbe river, |
| definition | : | a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | occident, west, |
| definition | : | the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | eurasia, |
| definition | : | the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | megalith, megalithic structure, |
| definition | : | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) (noun.artifact) |
| domain member region | : | mercantile system, mercantilism, |
| definition | : | an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | wayland, wayland the smith, wieland, |
| definition | : | (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | helot, serf, villein, |
| definition | : | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord (noun.person) |
4. the nations of the European continent collectively (noun.group)
| derivation | : | european, european, european, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | european, european, european, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe (adj.pert) |
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