Europa

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/jʊˈɹoʊpə/

proper noun

Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.

OriginAncient Greek Εὐρώπη →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesSeveral characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.
  2. astronomyA moon in Jupiter.

    We now know that Europa's surface is the smoothest of any in the solar system.

    1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 53
  3. astronomy52 Europa, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Jovian moon.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐρώπη
  2. EnglishEuropa

From Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), a character name in Greek mythology. Doublet of Europe.

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Translations

Arabic أُورُوبَّا, أُورُبَّا
  • أُورُوبَّا (ʔurubbā)a moon of Jupiter
  • أُورُبَّا (ʔurubbā)a moon of Jupiter
Basque Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Chinese Mandarin 歐羅巴 /欧罗巴, 木衛二 /木卫二
  • 歐羅巴 /欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • 木衛二 /木卫二 (Mùwèi'èr)a moon of Jupiter
  • 歐羅巴 /欧罗巴 (Ōuluóba)a moon of Jupiter
  • 歐女星 /欧女星 (Ōunǚxīng)asteroid
  • 歐羅巴 /欧罗巴 (Ōuluóbā)asteroid
Czech Europa
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Danish Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
Dutch Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Esperanto Eŭropa, Eŭropo
  • Eŭropaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Eŭropoa moon of Jupiter
Finnish Europe, Europa
  • Europeprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
French Europe
  • Europea moon of Jupiter
German Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Greek Ευρώπη, Ευρώπη
  • Ευρώπη (Evrópi)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Ευρώπη (Evrópi)a moon of Jupiter
Hungarian Európa, Európé
  • Európaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Európéprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Européa moon of Jupiter
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Italian Europa
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Japanese エウローペー, エウロパ
  • エウローペー (Eurōpē)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • エウロパ (Europa)a moon of Jupiter
  • ユーロパ (Yūropa)a moon of Jupiter
Korean 에우로페, 유로파
  • 에우로페 (E'urope)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • 유로파 (Yuropa)a moon of Jupiter
Polish Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Portuguese Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Russian Евро́па, Евро́па
  • Евро́па (Jevrópa)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Евро́па (Jevrópa)a moon of Jupiter
Spanish Europa, Europa
  • Europaprincess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Swedish Europa
  • Europaa moon of Jupiter
Ukrainian Євро́па, Євро́па
  • Євро́па (Jevrópa)princess abducted to Crete by Zeus
  • Євро́па (Jevrópa)a moon of Jupiter
Cite this entry
APA

Europa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europa

MLA

“Europa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Europa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Europa.

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