What does Continental mean?

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

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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

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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. Van Hinsbergen:

    From this mapping emerged the picture of Greater Adria, and several smaller continental blocks too, which now form parts of Romania, North Turkey or Armenia, for example, the deformed remnants of the top few kilometers of Greater Adria can still be seen in the mountain ranges. The rest of the piece of continental plate, which was about 100 km thick, plunged under Southern Europe into the earth's mantle, where we can still trace it with seismic waves up to a depth of 1,500 kilometers.

  2. Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz:

    Due to lack of industry interest in leasing in the area, Interior Department will not move forward with the proposed Cook Inlet [ Outer Continental Shelf ] oil and gas lease sale 258.

  3. Sebastian Coe:

    We believe that ultimately these changes will be beneficial not only to Kenyan and East African distance runners, but to our leading athletes around the globe, because it will result in a stronger, higher-profile, commercially-successful annual showcase series for our sport, and it's important to remember that the IAAF will be creating other continental competition opportunities outside the Diamond League as we redesign the global calendar.

  4. Ed Royce:

    Russia has been aggressively pushing its claims to the Arctic, especially the resource-rich continental shelf. It now has an Arctic Command to strengthen its military presence in the region. The U.S. and others bordering the Arctic must maintain a united front against Moscow’s aggressive ambitions toward this vital region.

  5. Curtis Smith:

    We'll need energy in all forms, and Alaska's outer continental shelf resources could play a crucial role in helping meet that challenge.

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