Eu·ro·pa (y -r  p )n. 1. Greek Mythology A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus, who had assumed the form of a white bull, and by him the mother of Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon. 2. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo. [Latin Eur pa, from Greek Eurp .] |
Europa1
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(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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
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(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the smallest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Diameter: 3138 km; orbital radius: 671 000 km
| Europa (y-rp) One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo. See Note at moon. |
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| Noun | 1. | Europa - the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water |
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