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 == Etymology as part of definition? == 

 The recent change in format, which I reverted, was unhelpful. The definition of Europe is a historical matter according to the sources and has very little to do with the etymology. The mixing up of the principal clickable map detailing transcontinental countries rendered the start of the article unreadable. The separation into ""definition"" and ""etymology"" seems fine and there seems to be no reason to change it.   "