Fortress Europe
Proper noun
Meaning
Fortress Europe
(historical) The areas of continental Europe occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War, as opposed to the United Kingdom across the Channel.
Examples
EUobserver's 'Fortress Europe' series looks at refugee and immigration networks operating on the edge of Europe, focusing on the 12.5-km Greek 'wall' completed late last year.
There cannot be Fortress Europe or Fortress America.