n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the southeast wind + &unr_; wave, billow; according to another reading, &unr_;,
A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. Acts xxvii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. a. [ L. europeaus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_; (L. europa.) ] Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]
On the European plan,
prop. n. A native or an inhabitant of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the process of becoming like the Europeans in manners or character; assimilation into European culture. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
v. t. To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or character; to habituate or accustom to European usages. [ 1913 Webster ]
A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL.; Europe + -ium, as in aluminium. ] (Chem.) A metallic element of the rare-earth group (Lanthanide series), discovered spectroscopically by
n. an order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered into a hymenial layer.