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Europa

American  
[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] / yʊˈroʊ pə, yə- /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. Also a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.

  2. Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Europa 1 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. the smallest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Diameter: 3138 km; orbital radius: 671 000 km

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Europa 2 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Phoenician princess who had three children by Zeus in Crete, where he had taken her after assuming the guise of a white bull. Their offspring were Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon

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Europa Scientific  
/ y-rō′pə /

  1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo.

  2. See Note at moon

Example Sentences

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"There's just so many good players in the England team. Obviously, I've played this year, but I'm also needing to perform in the Premier League and in the Europa League to keep the spot."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

A team playing in the Champions League, Europa League or Conference League is effectively shielded.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

If they are to finish in the top five and challenge for the Europa League title, they will need him to continue performing at this level.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Thursday's penalty shootout win at Midtjylland earned them a Europa League quarter-final tie with Porto, edging them closer to an early-season goal of winning the competition.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

At 8:04 Pacific Standard Time on this morning, the first pictures of a new world, called Europa after an old one, were received on Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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