Continent meaning
One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
noun
A continent is defined as one of the seven main land masses on Earth.
noun
Asia - 4,164,252,000 people (60% of the world's population) in 44 countries in 16,920,000 square miles.
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The definition of continent is having control over urination, defecation and/or sexual urges.
An example of a continent person is someone who knows when he has to go to the bathroom and uses it.
adjective
Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
adjective
Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
A continent fever.
adjective
Africa - 1,022,234,000 people (14% of the world's population) in 53 countries in 11,730,000 square miles.
noun
North America - 542,056,000 people in 23 countries in 9,460,000 square miles.
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South America - 392,555,000 people in 12 countries in 6,890,000 square miles.
noun
Antarctica - 0 people in 5,300,000 square miles.
noun
Europe - 738,199,000 people in 46 countries in 3,930,000 square miles.
noun
Australia - 29,127,000 people in 14 countries in 3,478,200 square miles.
An example of a continent is North America.
noun
The mainland of Europe. Used with the.
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Exercising continence.
adjective
Self-restrained; temperate.
adjective
Characterized by self-restraint in, esp. by total abstinence from, sexual activity.
adjective
Restrictive.
adjective
A thing that retains or contains something.
noun
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The mainland.
noun
Any of the main large land areas of the earth, conventionally regarded (with or without outlying islands) as units; Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and, usually, Antarctica.
noun
Exercising continence.
adjective
One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelfs etc.
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Origin of continent
- Latin (terra) continēns continent- continuous (land) present participle of continēre to hold together contain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Latin continēns present participle of continēre to restrain contain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French continent, from Latin continentem (“continuous; holding together”), present participle of continēre (“to contain”).
From Wiktionary
- From Latin continēntem, noun use of present participle of continēre (“to contain”).
From Wiktionary