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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: euro- / ˈjʊərəʊ-/, (before a vowel)eur- combining form (sometimes capital)- Europe or European: eurodollar
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Euro-, prefix. - Euro- is used with roots and means "Europe,'' "Western Europe,'' or "the European Community'': Euro- + -centric → Eurocentric (= centered on Europe);
Euro- + -crat → Eurocrat (= bureaucrat in the European Community).
Also, esp. before a vowel, Eur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eu•ro1 (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros, (esp. collectively) -ro. - Zoologywallaroo.
- Ngajuri (Australian Aboriginal language spoken around Jamestown and Peterborough, South Australia) yuru
eu•ro2 (yŏŏr′ō, yô′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. - Currencya proposed single monetary unit for all European contries.
- by shortening and alteration of Eurocurrency 1970–75
Eu•ro (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Informal.]- Informal TermsEuropean:a Euro expert.
Euro-, - a shortening of European used as a combining form, esp. with the meaning "western European,'' particularly in reference to the European financial market or the European Economic Community:Eurodollar; Eurofarmers.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] Eur-. eu•ro22 (yŏŏr′ō, yûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. - Currencythe official common currency of participating European Union countries, effective from January 1, 1999.
- shortening of Eurocurrency 1970–75
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