continent

n. any of a number of large continuous land masses (usually considered to be 7: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica)

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly regarded as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
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Noun
1. the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
(hypernym) Europe

Noun
1. one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
(hypernym) landmass
(hyponym) Africa
(part-meronym) craton
Adjective
1. having control over urination and defecation
(antonym) incontinent
2. abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
(synonym) celibate
(similar) chaste

n. continent

n. continent, any of a number of large continuous land masses