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Europa

American  
[yoo-roh-puh, yuh-] / yʊˈroʊ pə, yə- /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. Also a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.

  2. Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Europa 1 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. the smallest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Diameter: 3138 km; orbital radius: 671 000 km

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Europa 2 British  
/ jʊˈrəʊpə /

noun

  1. Greek myth a Phoenician princess who had three children by Zeus in Crete, where he had taken her after assuming the guise of a white bull. Their offspring were Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Europa Scientific  
/ y-rō′pə /

  1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo.

  2. See Note at moon

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A Europa League tie with Lille in the last 16 is also coming and a season which has promised so much could unravel quicky.

From BBC

"I was here this time last year and we were drawn for the Europa League. We got through to the final last year and became champions, so who knows."

From BBC

They also lost the Europa League final, meaning they have no European football this season for only the second time since 1990.

From BBC

With the Europa League behind them, Celtic now face a season-defining fortnight.

From BBC

Emery is also trying to end Villa's 30-year trophy drought, with winning the Europa League a real possibility.

From BBC

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