adjective
- Of or pertaining to or typical of Europe.
- usage: "a Continental breakfast"
- Of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War.
- usage: "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
- Of or relating to or characteristic of a continent.
- usage: "the continental divide"; "continental drift"
- Being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe.
- usage: "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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