name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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England:/ˈjʊə.ɹəp/
England:/ˈjɔː.ɹəp/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈjɵːɹəp/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈjɔːɹəp/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/ˈjʉə.ɹəp/
New-Zealand:/ˈjoː.ɹəp/
US:/ˈjʊɚ.əp/
US:/ˈjɝ.əp/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Scotland:/ˈjʉ.rəp/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
A political entity; the European Union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Al Mahlool, Fared (13 November 2021), “1:53 PM · Nov 13, 2021”, in Twitter, Twitter, retrieved 13 Nov 2021: “French politician Julien Odoul says he would prefer the cold death of migrants stranded behind barbed wire on the Belarus-Poland border, rather than being allowed to enter Europe.”
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
Mainland Europe (continental Europe), especially the western portion, thus excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 4
International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract