the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members |
the capital and only city of San Marino | the nations of the European continent collectively |
| the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles |