[umanwizard]

If you asked someone directly “what continent is Britain part of”, they would surely say Europe, even if they would be unlikely to describe themselves as European. Language is funny that way.

[SahAssar]

So you agree (and think that most people would) that the UK is part of Europe?

[umanwizard]

I would agree that in some, but not all, of the contexts where the word “Europe” is used, it includes the UK.