1
: a person of both European and American ancestry
2
: an American of European and especially white European descent
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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
As in so many fields, white Euro-American men have largely controlled the rules of what constitutes good art, and these rules conveniently reified their own superiority, much as the wine-classifying system developed in France continues to proffer that French wine is the best.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2024
The aforementioned increase in Central American migration to the US brought with it a Maya diaspora in which an Indigenous identity is confronted with challenges of adapting to predominantly Latino/Hispanic/Chicano cultures and/or Euro-American culture.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
This exploration not only challenges our understanding of tattoo history but also enriches the cultural tapestry of Euro-American tattooing.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Others suggest, in their shorthand way, Euro-American exchanges of influence.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
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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
As in so many fields, white Euro-American men have largely controlled the rules of what constitutes good art, and these rules conveniently reified their own superiority, much as the wine-classifying system developed in France continues to proffer that French wine is the best.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2024
The aforementioned increase in Central American migration to the US brought with it a Maya diaspora in which an Indigenous identity is confronted with challenges of adapting to predominantly Latino/Hispanic/Chicano cultures and/or Euro-American culture.
—Michael Aguilar, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2024
This exploration not only challenges our understanding of tattoo history but also enriches the cultural tapestry of Euro-American tattooing.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Others suggest, in their shorthand way, Euro-American exchanges of influence.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Euro-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Euro-American. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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