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
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
3.the nations of the European continent collectively;
the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II
歐洲(Europe)面積1016萬平方公里,共45個國家和地區。西臨大西洋,北靠北冰洋,南隔地中海和直布羅陀海峽與非洲大陸相望 ,東與亞洲大陸相連。地形以平原為主,大部分為溫帶大陸性氣候。西海岸溫帶海洋性氣候顯著。約7.39億人,約占世界總人口的10.5%。歐洲是世界經濟發展、科技、教育等各領域水平最高的大洲之一,世界絕大部分發達國家都位于歐洲。