WORD DETAIL
欧米
おうべい
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
欧米, readおうべい, joins欧for Europe with米for the United States as a regional grouping. - Basic usage: It groups Europe and the United States together, as in
欧米の都市.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Scope and context
- It is a convenient broad grouping and does not imply that every European and American society is identical.