English dictionary
Continental
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
ExamplesA Continental breakfast.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
ExamplesThe Continental Army.
The Continental Congress.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
ExamplesThe continental divide.
Continental drift.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
ExamplesThe continental United States.
Continental Europe.
Continental waters.
Antonyms intercontinentalSource: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to a continent.
Source: webster1913
noun
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A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See <u>Continental</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.
Source: webster1913