What does CONTINENTAL mean?

Definitions for CONTINENTAL
ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlcon·ti·nen·tal

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word CONTINENTAL.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Continentaladjective

    of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

    "a Continental breakfast"

  2. continentaladjective

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

    "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"

  3. continentaladjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

    "the continental divide"; "continental drift"

  4. continentaladjective

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

    "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"

Wiktionary

  1. continentalnoun

    Someone from "the continent".

  2. continentalnoun

    (US History) A member of the Continental army.

  3. continentalnoun

    (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")

  4. continentaladjective

    Of or relating to a continent or continents.

    continental drift

  5. continentaladjective

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

    continental Europe

  6. continentaladjective

    Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

    continental breakfast

ChatGPT

  1. continental

    Continental generally refers to anything related to a continent or continents. This term can be used to describe various aspects such as geography, climate, cuisine, drift, or shelf, among others. The meaning usually depends on the context and subject in which it is being used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Continentaladjective

    of or pertaining to a continent

  2. Continentaladjective

    of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition

  3. Continentaladjective

    of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money

  4. Continentalnoun

    a soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3

Wikidata

  1. Continental

    Continental is an album by the British band Saint Etienne which had original release only in Japan. It is a compilation that includes previously released material such as the UK hit "He's on the Phone" as well as curios like their cover of the Paul Gardiner/Gary Numan song "Stormtrooper in Drag". Many of the tracks were recorded during the 'wilderness' years of 1996/97 when the band members worked on their separate projects. The remix versions on this album had all appeared on Casino Classics. As part of the 2009 Saint Etienne back catalogue reissue program, the album has had a UK release for the first time. It also has a Heavenly catalogue number - HVNLP70. The deluxe edition includes four previously unreleased tracks.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. continental

    A term adopted by the Americans in the Revolutionary war in contradistinction to British.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CONTINENTAL' in Adjectives Frequency: #685

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

How to pronounce CONTINENTAL?

How to say CONTINENTAL in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CONTINENTAL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CONTINENTAL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of CONTINENTAL in a Sentence

  1. The UAW:

    Related ImageExpand / ContractSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn't need unions. ( AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)( The Associated Press) Right-to-work laws mean workers at unionized plants do not have to join the labor organization. Haley, whose efforts have brought major investments from companies including Continental Tire and Boeing, recently went toe-to toe with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which sought to organize 3,000 workers at an aircraft plant she helped lure in 2011 with a $ 450 million package of tax incentives. The union suspended its effort to organize the Boeing plant after a rocky start. Haley, who said at her January state of the union address that South Carolina has an international reputation for being a state that does n’t want unions, because we don’t need unions, we have been successful in attracting some of the world’s top corporate citizens and paving the way for expansion of the businesses we already have because our right-to-work law strengthens the direct relationship our employers have with employees, Haley said. Our best advice to The UAW is to ask the IAM about how South Carolina workers view unions.

  2. Rizal Sukma:

    In 2009, Indonesia sent its official stance on the issue to the U.N. commission on the delimitation of the continental shelf, stating that the nine-dotted line has no basis in international law, so, nothing changes.

  3. Jenn Varian:

    Elevation is a huge factor for snow in the Western US as elevation varies widely, our forecast area has both the highest elevation and the lowest elevation point in the CONUS( continental United States). And they're in the same county !

  4. Regulator Affairs Dr. Nathan Rose:

    So, mosquito-borne disease is a thing in the U.S., and it's likely to get worse in the future as a result of climate change [and] as these mosquitoes kind of move farther and farther northfrom the Gulf Coast into more and more of the continental U.S., so, the diseases are a big problem because these particular diseases don't have any effective vaccines or medications to treat them [and] the only way to control them is actually to control the mosquitoes that spread them...

  5. Jamie Dimon:

    We may reach a tipping point many years out when it may make sense to move all functions that service Europe out of the United Kingdom and into continental Europe.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

CONTINENTAL#1#5124#10000

Translations for CONTINENTAL

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for CONTINENTAL »

Translation

Find a translation for the CONTINENTAL definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"CONTINENTAL." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/CONTINENTAL>.

Discuss these CONTINENTAL definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for CONTINENTAL? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
    A lucubrate
    B caddie
    C abrade
    D monish

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for CONTINENTAL: