Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

European \Eu`ro*pe"an\, a. [L. europeaus, Gr. ?, fr. Gr. ? (L.
   europa.)]
   Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.

   {On the European plan}, having rooms to let, and leaving it
      optional with guests whether they will take meals in the
      house; -- said of hotels. [U. S.]