Chinese-derived term Ōshū (欧州) is also sometimes used in Japanese such as in the Japanese name of the European Union, Ōshū Rengō (欧州連合), despite the katakana...

"Import Review: Street Fighter II Turbo". SuperPlay. 11. September 1993. "「これ北米や欧州で買えるの？」 バトルコスの春麗が"めちゃシコ"すぎる『ストV』海外進出は大丈夫か｜おたぽる" (in Japanese). Otapol.jp. Archived...