Example sentences for: european

How can you use “european” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The term Indo-European cropped up first at the beginning of the 19th century; as much of the work was being done in Germany, it is not surprising that the term preferred there was Indo-Germanic , actually a translation of indogermanisch (with a small i because it is an adjective), which arose in the late 1820s; the latter survives in the literature, largely replaced by the former, especially since the discovery that Celtic is a member of the family.

  • In this time-honored spirit, the new designs for the uniform currency of the European Community offer beguiling visions of unity and wealth, of responsible fiscal practice and thriving trade.

  • Cockroaches devouring a tomato symbolizes the destruction of the new world by European conquistadors.

  • The paper was referring to a trailer in Vanity Fair for Cornwell's new book Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII that was omitted from VF 's European edition.

  • Similarly, Bombay furniture (a style combining European forms with Indian ornamentation) provided the metonymic euphemism The Bombay; the Oxford English Dictionary tells us that the name is possibly attributable to the Bombay chair , wherein chamberpots were placed, as it was common in the past to have one's chamberpot concealed in a piece of furniture, which could then be proudly displayed.


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