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Where does Europe come from

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helens | 10:38 Fri 17th May 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does the word Europe come from and what did it originally mean?
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According to a fairly recent etymological dictionary, it is of unknown origin, but was first used to describe the central area of ancient Greece.
11:34 Fri 17th May 2002
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The word is Greek in origin and based on 'Europa', the king of Tyre's daughter, who was carried off by Zeus in the shape of a bull according to the myth. She personified the continent.
09:59 Tue 28th May 2002

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