Western European
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Western European
Relating to Western Europe, its countries, cultures, or people.
Die westeuropäische Wirtschaft ist stark von Dienstleistungen und Industrie geprägt.
The Western European economy is strongly shaped by services and industry.
The adjective is clearly structured: it combines 'West' (west) and 'Europa' (Europe) to form 'Westeuropa' (Western Europe) and adds the ending '-isch' to turn it into an adjective meaning 'belonging to Western Europe.'
Die Konferenz befasst sich mit westeuropäischer Politik.
The conference deals with Western European politics.
Adjectives derived from geographical names and ending in '-isch' are written in lowercase in German. So you write 'der westeuropäische Markt' (the Western European market), not 'der Westeuropäische Markt'.
Viele westeuropäische Länder sind Mitglieder der EU.
Many Western European countries are members of the EU.
'Westeuropäisch' (Western European) is often used to describe cultural, political, or economic contexts. Typical nouns are 'Länder' (countries), 'Kultur' (culture), 'Geschichte' (history), or 'Wirtschaft' (economy).
Die westeuropäische Kunstgeschichte unterscheidet sich in vielen Punkten von der osteuropäischen.
Western European art history differs in many ways from Eastern European art history.
European
'europäisch' and 'westeuropäisch' both refer to Europe. 'europäisch' is the general term for Europe, or also for the EU. 'westeuropäisch' refers only to Western Europe and is therefore more specific. Learners may confuse the words because Western Europe is part of Europe. If you are not talking about a specific region, use 'europäisch'. If countries, culture, or people from the west of Europe are meant, 'westeuropäisch' fits better.
Nach dem Essen sprachen wir über westeuropäische Arbeitszeiten.
After dinner, we talked about Western European working hours.
Nächste Woche kochen wir ein europäisches Gericht für unsere Gäste.
Next week we are cooking a European dish for our guests.