continental
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[edit] English
[edit] Adjective
continental (comparative more continental, superlative most continental)
- Of or relating to a continent or continents.
- continental drift
- In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.
- continental Europe
- (chiefly in the UK) Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
- continental breakfast
[edit] Synonyms
- (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands): mainland
- (characteristic of the style of continental Europe) European
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Translations
of or relating to a continent or continents
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in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands
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characteristic of the style of continental Europe
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[edit] Derived terms
- continental breakfast
- continental drift
- continental plate
- continental quilt
- continental shelf
- continental slope
[edit] Noun
continental (plural continentals)
- Someone from "the continent".
- (US History) A member of the Continental army.
- (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")
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
continental m. (f. continentale, m. plural continentaux, f. plural continentales)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
continental m. and f. (plural continentales)
