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Continental
adj. of or pertaining to Europe or Europeans; of the 13 original American colonies (during the time of the American Revolution)
 
n. resident of Europe, native European; soldier in the Continental Army (during the American Revolution)
 
continental
adj. of or pertaining to a continent


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Continental may refer to:The Definition of ContinentalThe adjective of "continent," such as in continental Europe or continental climate, or Continental Glacier;Continental philosophy is a 20th century school of philosophy based mostly on texts by French and German philosophers, and especially HegelNietzscheMarxFreudHeidegger, and Foucault. Often used in contrast to the Anglo-American school of Analytic philosophy.The culture of the continental nation states of Europe, in as much as it contrasts with the culture of Anglo-Saxon England, including such terms as continental breakfast and continental lifestyle.Continental Grain, a former name of ContiGroup Companies.Grupo Continental Honduras (Continental Group in Honduras), a group of businesses companies in Honduras owned by Jaime Rosenthal.An album by UK band Saint Etienne; The Continental Army, the unified command structure of the 13 colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolution. Citizens of the new republic were also referred to as Continentals until the term American became the general term of usage.Continental is a brand of dried and pre-packaged foods used by Unilever in Australia.Continentals were paper money issued by the US government during the American Revolution.Continental Glaciers, the type of glacier that occurs in and on moderately sloped land at lower (non-mountain) elevations during a moderate to severe Glacial Period (i.e. during an Ice-Age such as the current one (technically we are in glacial minima known as an Interglacial) but where Antarctica and Greenland are covered by Continental Glaciers, extending the last Ice age).Continental stitch, a needlepoint embroidery (tent) stitch worked on canvas.Continental Records, a record label.
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continental
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental breakfast"
(pertainym) Continent
2. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the Revolutionary War; "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
(pertainym) Colony
3. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the continental divide"; "continental drift"
(pertainym) continent
4. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe; "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
(antonym) intercontinental
(similar) continent-wide


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