european

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe

   “European Community”

Other forms of european

plural

europeans·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about european

What does european mean?

european means "a native or inhabitant of Europe". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in european?

european has 4 syllables: e-u-ro-pean. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /ˌjʊɹəˈpiən/.

Is european a common word?

european is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with european?

4 words rhyme with european. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.