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Definition of continental climate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

continental climate

noun

/ˌkɒntɪnentl ˈklaɪmət/

/ˌkɑːntɪnentl ˈklaɪmət/

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a fairly dry pattern of weather with very hot summers and very cold winters, that is typical of the central regions of the US, Canada and Russia, for example
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