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1. (adj.) continental
of or of the nature of a continent.
2. continental
(usu. cap.) of or pertaining to the mainland of Europe or to European customs and attitudes.
3. continental
(cap.) of or pertaining to the 13 American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.
4. continental
of or pertaining to the continent of North America.
5. (n.) continental
(cap.) a soldier in the American army during the American Revolution.
6. continental
a piece of paper currency issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
7. continental
a small amount:
not worth a continental.
8. continental
an inhabitant of a continent.
9. continental
(usu. cap.) an inhabitant of the mainland of Europe.
Etymology: (1750–60)
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| Definition of 'continental' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Continental
of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
"a Continental breakfast"
2. (adj) continental
of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
"the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
3. (adj) continental
of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
"the continental divide"; "continental drift"
4. (adj) continental
being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
"the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
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| Definition of 'continental' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) continental
of or pertaining to a continent
2. (adj) continental
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. (adj) continental
of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money
4. (noun) continental
a soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3
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Sense: Europe excluding Britain
We are going to the continent for our holidays.
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 Afrikaans: kontinentaal, vastelands |
 Arabic: قارّي، أوروبي |
 Bulgarian: континентален |
 Brazilian: continental |
 Czech: pevninský |
 German: kontinental |
 Danish: fastlands-; kontinental- |
 Greek: ηπειρωτικός |
 Spanish: continental |
 Estonian: mandriline |
 Farsi: قاره ای |
 Finnish: mannermaan |
 French: continental |
 Hebrew: יַבַּשתִי |
 Hindi: महाद्वीपीय |
 Croatian: kontinentalac |
 Hungarian: szárazföldi |
 Indonesian: kontinental |
 Italian: continentale |
 Japanese: 大陸の |
 Korean: 대륙의 |
 Lithuanian: kontinentinis,žemyninis |
 Latvian: kontinentāls |
 Malay: sifat benua |
 Dutch: continentaal |
 Norwegian: fastlands-, kontinental |
 Polish: kontynentalny |
 Persian: قاره ای |
 Pashto: بر اعظمی |
 Portuguese: continental |
 Romanian: continental |
 Russian: континентальный |
 Slovak: pevninský |
 Slovenian: celinski |
 Serbian: kontinentalan |
 Swedish: kontinental |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับทวีปยุโรป |
 Turkish: kıtasal, karasal |
 Taiwanese: 大陸的 |
 Ukrainian: континентальний |
 Urdu: یورپی |
 Vietnamese: thuộc lục địa |
 Chinese: 大陆的 |
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