English > European nation: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | Any one of the countries occupying the European continent. |
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| Synonym | European country |
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| Instances | Andorra, Principality of Andorra | A small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France |
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| Austria, Republic of Austria, Oesterreich | A mountainous republic in central Europe |
| Balkans | The Balkan countries collectively |
| Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia | A landlocked republic in eastern Europe |
| Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique | A monarchy in northwestern Europe |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia | A mountainous republic of south-central Europe |
| Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska | A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area |
| Czech Republic | A landlocked republic in central Europe |
| East Germany, German Democratic Republic | A republic in north central Europe on the Baltic |
| England | A division of the United Kingdom |
| Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomi | republic in northern Europe |
| Flanders | A medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands |
| France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
| Germany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRG | A republic in central Europe |
| Holy See, The Holy See, State of the Vatican City | The smallest sovereign state in the world |
| Hungary, Republic of Hungary, Magyarorszag | A republic in central Europe |
| Iceland, Republic of Iceland | An island republic on the island of Iceland |
| Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire | A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland |
| Italy, Italian Republic, Italia | A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula |
| Liechtenstein, Principality of Liechtenstein | A small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland |
| Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg | A grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany |
| Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia | A landlocked republic in eastern Europe |
| Monaco, Principality of Monaco | A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera |
| Netherlands, The Netherlands, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Nederland, Holland | A constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea |
| Northern Ireland | A division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland |
| Poland, Republic of Poland, Polska | A republic in central Europe |
| Portugal, Portuguese Republic | A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula |
| Romania, Roumania, Rumania | A republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea |
| San Marino, Republic of San Marino | The smallest republic in the world |
| Scotland | One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija | A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea |
| Slovakia, Slovak Republic | A landlocked republic in central Europe |
| Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia, Slovenija | A mountainous republic in central Europe |
| Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana | A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula |
| Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera | A landlocked federal republic in central Europe |
| West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany | A republic in north central Europe on the North Sea |
| Yugoslavia | A former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea |
| Part of | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
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| Narrower | Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state | Any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula |
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| Scandinavian country, Scandinavian nation | Any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia |
| Broader | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Spanish | Europa, nación europea, países europeos, país europeo |
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| Catalan | Europa, nació europea, països europeus |
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