1
: a person of both European and American ancestry
2
: an American of European and especially white European descent
Examples of Euro-American in a Sentence
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Andrew Cowell, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025
The era of the post–World War II Euro-American alliance is over.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
The failure to secure American dominance in Ukraine may also help close the widening gap in Euro-American relations opened by Trump.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Yet international organizations continue to operate on the assumption of a universal human physiology—one that, in practice, corresponds strikingly with a Euro-American model.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
The museum’s exhibits span from time immemorial to recent history, including scale replicas of the Indian Canyons, Cahuilla basketry and black-and-white photography from the early years of Euro-American settlement.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
By creating horizontal connections across cultures, Pedrosa emphasizes alternative modernisms outside of the boundaries of the Euro-American canon.
—Sara Raza, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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Native American languages have been in decline in the face of Euro-American pressure for centuries.
—Andrew Cowell, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025
The era of the post–World War II Euro-American alliance is over.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
The failure to secure American dominance in Ukraine may also help close the widening gap in Euro-American relations opened by Trump.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Yet international organizations continue to operate on the assumption of a universal human physiology—one that, in practice, corresponds strikingly with a Euro-American model.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
But to reduce this moment to a Euro-American clash, let alone to resort to clichés about the supposedly essential qualities of Europe and the United States, would be a fundamental mistake.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
The museum’s exhibits span from time immemorial to recent history, including scale replicas of the Indian Canyons, Cahuilla basketry and black-and-white photography from the early years of Euro-American settlement.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
By creating horizontal connections across cultures, Pedrosa emphasizes alternative modernisms outside of the boundaries of the Euro-American canon.
—Sara Raza, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Euro-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Euro-American. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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