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Often, I see on this forum, "Is X group European", or "Is X group White", so here's my attempt to answer that question definitively and decisively. It can also be applied to individuals.
There are four criteria, if you fulfill 3 or 4 of them, you're European.
1. Language
2. Religion
3. Genetics
4. Geography
A more detailed explanation
1. When applied to a nation, this question is "Is the national language a European language?" When applied to an individual, this question is "Are you and all of your ancestors for the last 4 generations native speakers of a European language?"
2. When applied to a nation, this question is "Is this nation primarily Christian and/or Jewish?" When applied to an individual, this question is "Are you Christian, Jewish, or a secular/agnostic/atheist who descends from people of those religions?"
3. When applied to a nation, this question is "Does this nation's majority/native ethnic group cluster with Europeans?" When applied to an individual, this question is "Do you cluster with Europeans?"
4. When applied to a nation, this question is "Is this nation mostly or entirely European geographically?" When applied to an individual, this question is "Were you born in Europe, and do you live there now?", with 0.5 of a point for each part of the question answered in the affirmative.
I score 3/4.
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