european nation
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1. any one of the countries occupying the European continent (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | country, land, state, |
| definition | : | the territory occupied by a nation (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | balkans, |
| definition | : | the Balkan countries collectively (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | czech republic, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | slovak republic, slovakia, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | east germany, german democratic republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | federal republic of germany, west germany, |
| definition | : | a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | romania, roumania, rumania, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | yugoslavia, |
| definition | : | a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | croatia, hrvatska, republic of croatia, |
| definition | : | a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | republic of slovenia, slovenia, slovenija, |
| definition | : | a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | flanders, |
| definition | : | a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | england, |
| definition | : | a division of the United Kingdom (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | northern ireland, |
| definition | : | a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | france, french republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | iceland, republic of iceland, |
| definition | : | an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | liechtenstein, principality of liechtenstein, |
| definition | : | a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | monaco, principality of monaco, |
| definition | : | a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | 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) |
| instance hyponym | : | moldavia, moldova, republic of moldova, |
| definition | : | a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | espana, kingdom of spain, spain, |
| definition | : | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | holy see, state of the vatican city, the holy see, |
| definition | : | the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | 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) |
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