Euro-American

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adjective

Eu·​ro-Amer·​i·​can ˌyu̇r-ō-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən 

variants or Euramerican

ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən 

1

: western sense 2a

2

: western sense 3

Euro-American

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noun

1

: a person of both European and American ancestry

2

: an American of European and especially white European descent

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Euro-American

adjective

Eu·​ro-Amer·​i·​can

ˌyu̇r-ō-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən

1

: of or relating to Europe and America

2

: of mixed European and American origin

Euro-American noun