Eū'ro-pē'an1, a.
(124) (Synop., § 130), a. [Fr. Euro-péen, Lat. Europæus, Gr. Εὐρώπειος, from Lat. Europa, Europe, Gr. Εὐρώπη, which is, according to some, derived from Gr. εὐρύς, broad, and ὄψις, view, sight, look, ὤψ, gen. ὠπός, face, from root ὀπ, to see, it being so called from the broad line or face of coast which that continent presented to the Asiatic Greek. It is, however, better derived from Heb. ereb, evening, so that it properly signifies west.] (Geog.) Pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.