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1continental

adjective con·ti·nen·tal \ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-təl\

: of, relating to, or located on a continent

Continental : of or relating to the countries of Europe except for Great Britain and Ireland

: characteristic of Europe

Full Definition of CONTINENTAL

1
a :  of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent <continental waters>; specifically often capitalized :  of or relating to the continent of Europe excluding the British Isles
b often capitalized :  of, relating to, or being a cuisine derived from the classic dishes of Europe and especially France
2
a often capitalized :  of or relating to the colonies later forming the United States <Continental Congress>
b :  being the part of the United States on the North American continent; also :  being the part of the United States comprising the lower 48 states
— con·ti·nen·tal·ly \-tə-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CONTINENTAL

1755

Rhymes with CONTINENTAL

accidental, adjustmental, apartmental, biparental, compartmental, complemental, condimental, departmental, detrimental, documental, excremental, elemental, firmamental, fundamental, governmental, grandparental, incidental, incremental, instrumental, managemental, monumental, nonjudgmental, occidental, oriental, ornamental, regimental, rudimental, sacramental, sentimental, supplemental, temperamental, transcendental

2continental

noun

: a person from Continental Europe

Full Definition of CONTINENTAL

1
a often capitalized :  an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army
b (1) :  a piece of Continental paper currency (2) :  the least bit <not worth a continental>
2
:  an inhabitant of a continent and especially the continent of Europe
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First Known Use of CONTINENTAL

1777

Related to CONTINENTAL

Synonyms
beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), jot, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, whit, whoop

Rhymes with CONTINENTAL

accidental, detrimental, elemental, fundamental, incidental, instrumental, ornamental, sacramental, supplemental
CONTINENTAL Defined for Kids

continental

adjective con·ti·nen·tal \ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-təl\

Definition of CONTINENTAL for Kids

1
:  being the mainland part and not including islands <the continental United States>
2
often cap :  of the colonies later forming the United States <the Continental Army>

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24 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. continental
  2. continental block
  3. continental breakfast
  4. Continental Celtic
  5. continental code
  6. Continental currency
  7. Continental dollar
  8. continental drift
  9. Continental fingering
  10. continental glacier
  11. continental heel
  12. continental island
  13. continental Morse code
  14. continental plateau
  15. continental pronunciation
  16. Continental rummy
  17. continental seating
  18. continental shelf
  19. continental slope
  20. continental sunday
  21. continental system
  22. continental tea
  23. continental terrace
  24. Continental Divide
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