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Adjective: continental  ,kón-ti'nen-t(u)l
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
    "the continental divide"; "continental drift"
     
  2. Being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
    "continental waters"; "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"
     
  3. Of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
    "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
Adjective: Continental
  1. Of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
    "a Continental breakfast"
Noun: Continental
  1. A person from mainland Europe, especially as distinct from someone from Britain or Ireland
    "As a Continental, he found some British customs quite peculiar"

See also: continent-wide, transcontinental

Antonym: intercontinental

Encyclopedia: Continental, Ohio