Europe (noun)
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 [syn: Europe]
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]], Europe]
3: the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II" [syn: Europe]