Western Europe
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western-europe-206-3777530
title:
Western Europe
text:
Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context.
The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean world, the Roman Empire, and medieval "Christendom". Beginning with the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, roughly from the 15th century, the concept of Europe as "the West" slowly became distinguished from and eventually replaced the dominant use of "Christendom" as the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Subregion of the European continent
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe
date created:
2001-10-27T23:40:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T15:34:58Z
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