European

== English == === Alternative forms === Europaean, Europæan (both obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French européen, itself from New Latin Eurōpaeānus, from the secondary stem Eurōpae- extracted from the Classical Latin adjective Eurōpaeus [from Ancient Greek Εὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos, “European”), from Εὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā, “Europe”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives)] +‎ -ānus (“-an”). By surface analysis, Europ(e) +‎ -ean. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌjʊɹ.əˈpi.ən/, /ˌjɝ.əˈpi.ən/ (UK) IPA(key): /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpiː.ən/, /(ˌ)jʊə.ɹəˈpɪ.ən/ === Adjective === European (comparative more European, superlative most European) Related to Europe. Related to the European Union. Of white ethnicity. (finance, of an option, not comparable) That can be exercised only at the expiry date. 2009, John C. Hull, Options, Futures, and other Derivatives (Seventh Edition), Pearson Education, page 182: All of these trade on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Most of the contracts are European. An exception is the OEX contract on the S&P 100, which is American. ==== Hypernyms ==== (nationality or ethnicity): Eurasian ==== Coordinate terms ==== (timing of option exercise): American, Bermudan, Canary, Verde ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === European (plural Europeans) A person living or originating from Europe. A person who resides within the European Union. ==== Translations ==== === References === “European”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. European in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “European”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.