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a. Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both Europe and Asia; as, the great Eurasian plain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ European + Asian. ] 1. A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One born of European parents in Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Gr. &unr_; I have found, perfect indicative of &unr_; to find. ] The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out “Eureka! eureka!” (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. e'y^ well + &unr_; a fan + &unr_; a tail. ] (Zoöl.) Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the Eurhipiduræ, a division of Aves which includes all living birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Euripus. ] To whirl hither and thither. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; e'y^ well + &unr_; a rushing motion. ] A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide, or a current, flows and reflows with violence, as the ancient frith of this name between Eubœa and Bœotia. Hence, a flux and reflux. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. eurite. ] (Min.) A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See Felsite. [ 1913 Webster ]