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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or pertaining to or typical of Europe | |
| Examples: | "a Continental breakfast" |
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| Related terms: | Continent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of a continent" | |
| Examples: | "the continental divide" "continental drift" |
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| Related terms: | continent | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the Revolutionary War | |
| Examples: | "the Continental Army" "the Continental Congress" |
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| Related terms: | Colony | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of N America or Europe | |
| Examples: | "the continental United States" "continental Europe" "continental waters" |
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| Related terms: | intercontinental transcontinental continent-wide | |
| Similar spelling: |
continent contingent continual continuant continence continency continent-wide containment contaminant continue contentment continually contingent_on continuousness contaminate continuance contingency contingence contentedly counting continuation continuo continuously contentedness continued contented contender continuum containerize containerise containerful container contained |
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