continental

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

continental (comparative more continental, superlative most continental)

1. Of or relating to a continent or continents.

   continental drift

   • Hallam

     No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances.

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

   continental Europe

3. (chiefly in the UK) Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

   continental breakfast

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

Antonyms

• (characteristic of the style of continental Europe): British, English

Translations

of or relating to a continent or continents

• Bulgarian: континентален (bg) (kontinentalen)
• Czech: kontinentální (cs), pevninský (cs)
• Finnish: manner- (fi)
• French: continental (fr) m, continentale (fr) f
• German: kontinental (de)
• Greek: ηπειρωτικός (el) (ipeirotikós)
• Hebrew: יבשתי (yabashty) m, יבשתית (yabashtyt) f

• Irish: mór-roinneach (ga)
• Italian: continentale (it)
• Manx: mooarheeragh (gv)
• Portuguese: continental (pt) m and f
• Russian: континентальный (ru) (kontinentál’nyj)
• Spanish: continental (es)

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

• Czech: kontinentální (cs), pevninský (cs)
• Finnish: manner- (fi)
• Greek: ηπειρωτικός (el) (ipeirotikós)

• Irish: mór-roinneach (ga)
• Manx: mooarheeragh (gv)
• Portuguese: continental (pt) m and f

characteristic of the style of continental Europe

• Bulgarian: европейски (bg) (evropejski)
• Czech: kontinentální (cs)

• Portuguese: continental m and f

Derived terms

• continental breakfast
• continental drift
• continental plate
• continental quilt
• continental shelf
• continental slope

Noun

continental (plural continentals)

1. Someone from "the continent".
2. (US History) A member of the Continental army.
3. (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")

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French

Etymology

continent +‎ -al

Adjective

continental m (feminine continentale, masculine plural continentaux, feminine plural continentales)

1. continental

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Portuguese

Adjective

continental m and f (plural continentais; comparable)

1. continental

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Romanian

Etymology

From French continental.

Adjective

continental ^{mn nom/acc forms}

1. continental

Related terms

• continent

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Spanish

Adjective

continental m and f (plural continentales)

1. continental