Source : WordNet®

Europe
     n 1: 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
     2: an international organization of European countries formed
        after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase
        cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into
        Europe" [syn: {European Union}, {EU}, {European Community},
         {EC}, {European Economic Community}, {EEC}, {Common
        Market}]
     3: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the
        Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II"