Europa
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Europa may refer to:
Places
- Europa (moon), one of Jupiter's largest moons, named after the Phoenician noblewoman
- 52 Europa, the seventh-largest known asteroid
- Europa spelling and pronunciation in several languages for the continent of Europe, elliptically referred to as "Europa"
- Europa (Roman province), a province within the Diocese of Thrace
- Europa (Seville Metro), a station on the Seville Metro
- Europa City, a planned development set in Paris
- Europa Cliffs, Alexander Island, Antarctica
- Europa Island, a small island in the Mozambique Channel which is a possession of France
- Europa Point, the southernmost point of Gibraltar
- Europa Road, Gibraltar
- Plaça d'Europa, a square in Barcelona, Spain
Mythical characters
- Europa (mythology), a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology, from whom the name of the continent Europe is taken
- Europa, an Oceanid, daughter of the deities Oceanus and Tethys
- Europa, daughter of the earth-giant Tityas and mother of Poseidon's son Euphemus
People
- Europa of Macedon, the daughter of Philip II by his last wife, Cleopatra
- Madama Europa, the nickname, or perhaps the real name, of Europa Rossi (fl. 1600), sister of the Jewish violinist and composer Salamone Rossi
Art, entertainment, and media
Events
- Prix Europa, Europe's largest annual tri-medial (television, radio and online) festival and competition
Fictional entities
- Europa, a fictional place in the video game Valkyria Chronicles
Film
- The Europa trilogy, a 1984–1991 film trilogy by Danish director Lars von Trier
- Europa (film) (1991), the final film in said trilogy, released as Zentropa in North America
- Europa Report (2013), a science fiction film by Ecuadorian director Sebastián Cordero
- Europa Europa (1990), a film directed by Agnieszka Holland
Games
- Europa (wargame), a series of board wargames launched in 1973
- Europa Universalis, a real-time strategy game series created by Paradox Interactive
Literature
- Europa (novel), a 1997 novel by Tim Parks
- Europa, a novel by Romain Gary
Music
Groups and labels
- Europa (record label), a German record label
- Europa Philharmonie, a European symphony orchestra based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Albums
- Europa (Covenant album)
- Europa (Holly Johnson album), a 2014 album by Holly Johnson
- Europa (Ron Korb album), an award-winning instrumental album from Canadian flutist and composer Ron Korb, released in 2013.
Songs
- "Europa", the lead track on Blondie's album Autoamerican (1980)
- "Europa", a song from the album Epicon by Globus
- "Europa" a song from the Mr.Mr. EP by South-Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- "Europa", a song from the album Tarántula by Mónica Naranjo
- "Europa", a song appearing on The Galilean Satellites by post-metal band Rosetta
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)", an instrumental from Carlos Santana's album Amigos (1976)
Periodicals
- Europa (Albanian newspaper), a newspaper published in Albania
- Europa (Italiannewspaper), a newspaper published in Rome, Italy
- Europa Magazine, the only Serbo-Croatian language monthly magazine in the United States
Buildings
- Europa (building), Brussels, Belgium
- Europa Hotel (disambiguation)
- Europa Hut, a Swiss mountain hut
- Europa Tower, Vilnius, Lithuania
Businesses
- Europa (oil company), an oil company that operated in New Zealand until its purchase by British Petroleum in 1989
- CBS Europa, a European television channel
- Europa Partners, a London-based investment bank
- Europa Press (news agency), a Spanish independent, privately held news agency
- Europa Press, a publishing house founded and run by the Irish surrealist poet George Reavey from 1932 to 1939
- Europa Spa & Salon, a retailer at The Outlets at Sands Bethlehem
Computing and technology
- Europa (web portal), the official web portal of the European Union
- Europa, line of small engines made by Briggs & Stratton
- Europa, the name of the 3.3 release of the open-source integrated development environment Eclipse
Currency
- Europa (currency), an federal European coinage issued in 1928
- Europa Coins, coins with a common theme issued by European countries
Sports
- CE Europa, a Spanish sports club based in Barcelona
- NFL Europa (formerly NFL Europe and World League of American Football), an American football competition from 1991 until 2007
- UEFA Europa League, the second most important European competition for UEFA-eligible football clubs
Transportation
Aerospace
- Europa (rocket), an early expendable launch system project of the European Launcher Development Organisation
- Air Europa, the third largest airline in Spain
- Europa Aircraft, a light-aircraft kitplane company based in the UK
Automobiles
- Bizzarrini Europa, a small GT car produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969
- Lotus Europa, a sports car manufactured by Lotus Cars
- Tata Europa, a Tata Motors luxury concept car shown in 2009
Ships
- Europa (AK-81), never commissioned
- Europa (ship), a traditionally rigged tall ship from the Netherlands, built in 1911
- HMS Europa, a number of ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy
- MS Europa, various ships
- SS Europa (1922), an immigrant ship on the Europe to North America route in 1950–51 (originally the SS Mongolia)
- SS Europa (1928), an ocean liner operated by the North German Lloyd in 1930–45
- USS Europa, two US Navy ships
Other uses
- Europa Batteries, a group of artillery batteries in Gibraltar
- Europa postage stamp, issued annually since 1956, representing the founding six members of the European Coal and Steel Community
See also
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