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A '''European''' is a person who is either a resident or citizen of one of the countries of ], or who lives outside of Europe but identifies with European ], ] and/or ]. A '''European''' is a person who is either a resident or citizen of one of the countries of ], or who lives outside of Europe but identifies with European ], ] and/or ].


A number of nations outside of Europe were originally established as colonies of European countries. Many of those nations retain a dominant European population - that is a population whose ancestry, language and culture is largely derived from their European predecessors. European is particularly common as an ethnic descriptor for those populations. The immigration policy of many of these countries were often very open and inclusive towards other European nations, and thus a "European" identity has been preferred by government and social institutions over narrower categories such as ], ] or ]. A number of nations outside of Europe were originally established as colonies of European countries. Many of those nations retain a dominant European population - that is a population whose ancestry, language and culture is largely derived from their European predecessors. European is particularly common as an ethnic descriptor for those populations. While generally established by particular European countries, the immigration policy of these colonies has often been very open and inclusive towards other European nations, and thus a "European" identity has been preferred by government and social institutions over narrower categories such as ], ] or ].


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A European is a person who is either a resident or citizen of one of the countries of Europe, or who lives outside of Europe but identifies with European ancestry, language and/or culture.

A number of nations outside of Europe were originally established as colonies of European countries. Many of those nations retain a dominant European population - that is a population whose ancestry, language and culture is largely derived from their European predecessors. European is particularly common as an ethnic descriptor for those populations. While generally established by particular European countries, the immigration policy of these colonies has often been very open and inclusive towards other European nations, and thus a "European" identity has been preferred by government and social institutions over narrower categories such as English, British or German.

Distribution

For a list of European nations, see Europe.

Nations with significant European populations outside of Europe:

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