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europees

Europees is a Dutch adjective meaning European. It describes things related to Europe or the European Union, including geography, politics, culture, institutions, and policy. The term is widely used in both official contexts and everyday language to designate something tied to Europe’s continent or its governance structures.

Etymology and forms: Europees derives from Europe via Latin Europaeus, with cognates in other European languages.

Usage and nuances: Europees is frequent in political, legal, historical, and cultural discourse, as well as in

See also: Europe, European Union, Europeaan.

In
Dutch,
the
ending
of
the
adjective
changes
with
the
gender
and
number
of
the
noun
it
modifies:
Europees
is
used
with
masculine
or
neuter
singular
nouns;
Europese
is
used
with
feminine
singular
nouns
and
with
plural
nouns
(for
example,
Europese
landen).
journalism
and
academia.
It
is
typically
used
to
indicate
a
European
scope
or
perspective,
and
it
is
distinct
from
a
demonym;
a
person
from
Europe
is
called
Europeaan,
not
Europees.