Europan

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See also: eŭropan

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Europa +‎ -an

Adjective[edit]

Europan (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) Pertaining to Europa, a moon of Jupiter, or any (theoretical/fictional) inhabitants of the moon Europa.
    • 2004, Pascale Ehrenfreund, “Mars, Europa, and Beyond”, in Astrobiology: Future Perspectives, Kluwer Academic Publishers, page 437:
      The specifics of how an ocean and the Europan surface might interact, however, are far from agreed-upon.
  2. (astronomy) Pertaining to Europa, a minor planet in the Main Asteroid Belt, or any (theoretical/fictional) inhabitants of the minor planet Europa.

Noun[edit]

Europan (plural Europans)

  1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of the astronomical body Europa (either the moon of Jupiter or the minor planet of the Main Asteroid Belt).