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Continental

see synonyms of continental

Adjective

1. continental

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

Example Sentences:
'a Continental breakfast'

2. continental

of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

Example Sentences:
'the Continental Army'
'the Continental Congress'

3. continental

of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

Example Sentences:
'the continental divide'
'continental drift'

4. continental

being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

Example Sentences:
'the continental United States'
'continental Europe'
'continental waters'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Continental

see synonyms of continental
adjective
1. 
of or characteristic of Europe, excluding the British Isles
2. 
of or relating to the 13 original British North American colonies during and immediately after the War of American Independence
noun
3. (sometimes not capital)
an inhabitant of Europe, excluding the British Isles
4. 
a regular soldier of the rebel army during the War of American Independence
5. US history
a currency note issued by the Continental Congress

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Continental

see synonyms of continental
adjective
1. 
of a continent
2.  [sometimes C-]
of or characteristic of the continent of Europe, excluding the British Isles
3.  US; [C-]
of the American colonies at the time of the American Revolution, or of the states just after this
4.  Meteorology
of the relatively dry air or climate associated with large land masses
see also air mass
noun
5.  [usually C-]
a person living on the continent of Europe, excluding the British Isles
6.  US; [C-]
a soldier of the American army during the Revolution
7.  US
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 continental and not worth a continental

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Continental

see synonyms of continental
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.
2. often Continental Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European.
3. Continental Of or relating to the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.
4. Meteorology
a. Of or relating to the relatively dry air typically found or originating over large landmasses.
b. Of or relating to climates characterized by a wide seasonal variation in temperatures.
5. Used as an intensive: "Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine, / The continental liar from the state of Maine." (Grover Cleveland).
n.
1. often Continental
a. An inhabitant of a continent.
b. An inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; a European.
2. A native of the continental United States living or working in Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands.
3. Continental A soldier in the American army during the American Revolution.
4. A piece of paper money issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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