Europe
Smallest inhabited continent
Europe is a continent comprising the western portion of the Eurasian landmass, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea.
Its eastern boundary is conventionally drawn at the Ural Mountains.
Europe contains dozens of countries and has been central to world history—colonialism, two world wars, the European Union.
We're traveling through Europe this summer.
As shorthand, Europe often means the European Union or Western Europe specifically.
Large connected landmass
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Atlantic · Baltic · Danube · Rhine · Pyrenees · Carpathians · North Sea · Scandinavia
European political-economic bloc
- NATOWestern defense organization
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- BrusselsBelgian capital
Schengen · member states · treaty · integration · sovereignty · federation · commission · council
Ancient state from Augustus onward
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
feudalism · Reformation · imperialism · Napoleon · Ottoman · Habsburg · Byzantine · crusades
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- cathedralsPrincipal churches of dioceses
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
- operaTheatrical art combining song
classical music · philosophy · Enlightenment · literature · architecture · art history · antiquity · heritage
Self-supported wilderness travel
- EurailEuropean train travel pass
- hostelsInexpensive shared accommodations
- tourismLeisure travel sector
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
Eiffel Tower · Colosseum · Big Ben · Acropolis · Prague · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Vienna
Shared continental currency
- currencyMedium of exchange
- tradeExchange of commodities
- marketsTrade gathering places
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
industry · exports · agriculture · manufacturing · finance · investment · commerce · GDP
continent
Large connected landmass
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
Mediterranean · Atlantic · Baltic · Danube · Rhine · Pyrenees · Carpathians · North Sea · Scandinavia · Iberian
EU
European political-economic bloc
- NATOWestern defense organization
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
Brussels · Schengen · member states · treaty · integration · sovereignty · federation · commission · council · diplomacy
Roman Empire
Ancient state from Augustus onward
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
medieval · feudalism · Reformation · imperialism · Napoleon · Ottoman · Habsburg · Byzantine · crusades · industrialization
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- cathedralsPrincipal churches of dioceses
- museumsInstitutions preserving cultural artifacts
opera · classical music · philosophy · Enlightenment · literature · architecture · art history · antiquity · heritage · romanticism
backpacking
Self-supported wilderness travel
- EurailEuropean train travel pass
- hostelsInexpensive shared accommodations
- tourismLeisure travel sector
landmarks · Eiffel Tower · Colosseum · Big Ben · Acropolis · Prague · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Vienna · Rome
euro
Shared continental currency
banking · industry · exports · agriculture · manufacturing · finance · investment · commerce · GDP · development
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- ContinentsAfrica, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, North America
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
- Northern HemisphereNorth Pole, Arctic, North America, Asia, Canada
- WestWestern civilization, Western culture, Western powers, Western values, Westernization
- World RegionsAsia, Africa, Australia, Oceania, East Asia
EuropeOceania
Pacific island collective
Australia · Australasia · Asia · Africa · the periphery
Europenation-state
Sovereign political territory
France · Germany · Britain · Italy · sovereign state
- European UnionContinental political-economic federation
- European literatureWritten works from Europe
- European cathedralsGrand historic churches abroad
- Eastern EuropeContinental region, former Soviet sphere
- European tourMulti-country journey abroad
- Western EuropeAtlantic-facing continental zone
Eurocentrism, European, Eurovision, Eurozone, Europeans, Europa, European Union, Europop, Europol