Continental meaning

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Of a continent.
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Of or characteristic of the continent of Europe, excluding the British Isles.
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Of the American colonies at the time of the American Revolution, or of the states just after this.

The Continental Army.

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Designating that portion of the U.S. landmass south of Canada.
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Of the relatively dry air or climate associated with large land masses.
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A person living on the continent of Europe, excluding the British Isles.
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A soldier of the American army during the Revolution.
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A piece of paper money issued by the Continental Congress: it became almost worthless before the end of the war, hence the phrases not care (or give) a continentalnot care a continentalnot give a continental and not worth a continental.
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Of or relating to a continent or continents.

Continental drift.

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

Continental Europe.

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

Continental breakfast.

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(US, historical) Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.

Continental money.

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Someone from "the continent".
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(US History) A member of the Continental army.
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(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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A native of the continental United States living or working in Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands.
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A soldier in the American army during the American Revolution.
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A piece of paper money issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
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An inhabitant of a continent.
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An inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; a European.
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A continental is defined as a person living in Europe, not in the British Isles, or an American soldier during the American Revolution.

An example of a continental is a person living in Italy.

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The definition of continental is having the characteristics of the European continent or something related to the continent.

An example of something continental is a trade law that applies to Europe, a continental agreement.

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Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.
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Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European.
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Of or relating to the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.
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Used as an intensive.
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Sentence Examples

  • Sharp, and the comparison of the species found with those of the nearest continental land, furnish the student of geographical distribution with many valuable and suggestive facts.

  • In continental countries the laws are even more stringent.

  • The three great rivers that form the La Plata system - the Paraguay, Parana and Uruguay - have their sources in the highlands of Brazil and flow southward through a great continental depression, two of them forming eastern boundary lines, and one of them, the Parana, flowing across the eastern part of the republic. The northern part of Argentina, therefore, drains eastward from the mountains to these rivers, except where some great inland depression gives rise to a drainage having no outlet to the sea, and except, also, in the " mesopotamia " region, where small streams flow westward into the Parana and eastward into the Uruguay.

  • The prevailing winds, mild and humid, are west winds from the Atlantic; continental climatic influence makes itself felt in the east wind, which is frequent in winter and in the east of France, while the mistral, a violent wind from the north-west, is characteristic of the Mediterranean region.

  • The chain of the Frisian Islands marks the outer fringe of the former continental coast-line, and is separated from the mainland by shallows, known as Wadden or Watten, answering to the maria vadosa of the Romans.

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