Europa

[ yoo-roh-puh, yuh- ]

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noun

Also Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
Astronomy. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Europa

/ ��ʊˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

Greek myth a Phoenician princess who had three children by Zeus in Crete, where he had taken her after assuming the guise of a white bull. Their offspring were Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon

Europa

/ ��ʊˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

the smallest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter. Diameter: 3138 km; orbital radius: 671 000 km

Europa

One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the sixth in distance from the planet. It was originally sighted by Galileo.
See Note at moon

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Vardy scored goals in the Champions League and Europa League, and won the Premier League's Golden Boot in 2019-20 after scoring 23 times - the oldest to win the prize at the age of 33.

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At a conservative estimate, the club stand to gain around £100m in additional funds if they win this season's Europa League and qualify for the Champions League.

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It's the same for anyone who plays Manchester United and Tottenham before the end of the season too, because the Europa League is their priority now.

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The maximum number of Premier League teams who could be competing in the Europa League is three.

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There are also places in the league phase reserved for the winners of this season's Champions League and Europa League, regardless of their domestic league positions.

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