Definitions for continental
ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlcon·ti·nen·tal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

   "a Continental breakfast"

2. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

   "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"

3. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

   "the continental divide"; "continental drift"

4. continentaladjective

   being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

   "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 5 votes

1. continentalnoun

   Someone from "the continent".

2. continentalnoun

   (US History) A member of the Continental army.

3. continentalnoun

   (US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental")

4. continentaladjective

   Of or relating to a continent or continents.

   continental drift

5. continentaladjective

   In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.

   continental Europe

6. continentaladjective

   Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

   continental breakfast

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continental

   Continental generally refers to anything related to a continent or continents. This term can be used to describe various aspects such as geography, climate, cuisine, drift, or shelf, among others. The meaning usually depends on the context and subject in which it is being used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to a continent

2. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition

3. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money

4. Continentalnoun

   a soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3

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1. Continental

   Continental is an album by the British band Saint Etienne which had original release only in Japan. It is a compilation that includes previously released material such as the UK hit "He's on the Phone" as well as curios like their cover of the Paul Gardiner/Gary Numan song "Stormtrooper in Drag". Many of the tracks were recorded during the 'wilderness' years of 1996/97 when the band members worked on their separate projects. The remix versions on this album had all appeared on Casino Classics. As part of the 2009 Saint Etienne back catalogue reissue program, the album has had a UK release for the first time. It also has a Heavenly catalogue number - HVNLP70. The deluxe edition includes four previously unreleased tracks.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continental

   A term adopted by the Americans in the Revolutionary war in contradistinction to British.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continental' in Adjectives Frequency: #685

How to pronounce continental?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say continental in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of continental in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of continental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of continental in a Sentence

1. Ed Royce:

   Russia has been aggressively pushing its claims to the Arctic, especially the resource-rich continental shelf. It now has an Arctic Command to strengthen its military presence in the region. The U.S. and others bordering the Arctic must maintain a united front against Moscow’s aggressive ambitions toward this vital region.

2. The FOJ:

   The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York accuses him of accepting bribes totalling millions of dollars in connection with the sale of marketing rights to various sports marketing firms and keeping the money for himself, the marketing rights in question pertain to the broadcast of qualifying matches for the soccer World Cup, regional soccer tournaments and continental soccer championships in North and South America.

3. Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz:

   Due to lack of industry interest in leasing in the area, Interior Department will not move forward with the proposed Cook Inlet [ Outer Continental Shelf ] oil and gas lease sale 258.

4. David Bowdish:

   I want to be crystal clear here: We do not see any evidence so far of ... an outside-continental-U.S. plot. We may find it some day, we may not. We don't know.

5. David Vaughan:

   Do I believe that's a climate change impact ? Probably. Not 100 %, but the reason the warm water comes onto the continental shelf at all is because of the winds that blow across the southern ocean, and we believe the winds have gotten more intense because of climate change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=continental
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Continental
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=continental
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html