Inklingo
A simplified, green, stylized representation of the continent of Europe floating prominently on a bright blue ocean.

europa

eh-oo-ROH-pah

nounfA1
Europe?The continent

📝 In Action

Mi sueño es viajar por toda Europa algún día.

A1

My dream is to travel all over Europe someday.

La historia de Europa es muy extensa y compleja.

A2

The history of Europe is very extensive and complex.

El clima en el norte de Europa suele ser muy frío.

B1

The climate in northern Europe is usually very cold.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • Unión EuropeaEuropean Union
  • continente europeoEuropean continent
  • viajar a Europato travel to Europe

💡 Grammar Points

Gender is Fixed

Even though 'Europa' is a place, it is treated as a feminine word. If you use an adjective to describe it, that adjective must also be feminine: 'La vieja Europa' (Old Europe).

❌ Common Pitfalls

Capitalization in Spanish

Mistake: "Writing 'europa' with a lowercase 'e'."

Correction: As the proper name for a continent, it must always be capitalized, just like in English: 'Europa'.

⭐ Usage Tips

Article Omission

When talking about traveling to or being in the continent, you usually skip the article 'la': say 'Voy a Europa' (I'm going to Europe), not 'Voy a la Europa'.

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: europa

Question 1 of 2

¿Cuál es el gentilicio (la palabra para la gente) de Europa?

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Word Family

Frequently Asked Questions

¿Debe 'Europa' llevar tilde (acento gráfico)?

No. 'Europa' es una palabra grave (paroxítona) que termina en vocal, por lo que la fuerza de la voz cae naturalmente en la penúltima sílaba (Eu-RO-pa) y no necesita una tilde.

¿Se refiere 'Europa' siempre al continente?

Generalmente sí, pero a veces se usa la frase 'la Unión Europea' (the European Union) para referirse al bloque político y económico de países. However, the word 'Europa' alone almost always means the geographical continent.