EU Definition

yo͝o, yyo͝o
abbreviation
European Union.
Webster's New World

The ccTLD for European Union (code "exceptionally reserved" by ISO 3166-1) as assigned by the IANA.

Wiktionary
prefix
Good; well; true.
Euplastic.
American Heritage
A derivative of a specified substance.
Eucaine.
American Heritage
symbol
Europium.
Webster's New World
affix
Good, well.
Eulogy, euphony.
Webster's New World

Origin of EU

  • Middle English from Latin from Greek (e)su- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr & ModL < Gr eu-, good, well < IE base *esu-, good

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

EU Sentence Examples

  • Eu (Augusta) was in existence under the Romans.

  • His great-grandson, Charles, son of Philip of Artois, count of Eu, and Marie of Berry, played a conspicuous part in the Hundred Years' War.

  • His descendants, the counts of Eu, continued to style themselves counts of Artois.

  • Through their grand-daughter Marie, the countship of Eu passed by marriage to the house of Brienne, two members of which, both named Raoul, were constables of France.

  • The second son of the duke of Maine, Louis Charles de Bourbon (1701-1775), bore the title of count of Eu.

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