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Definition of continental adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

continental

adjective
 
/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
 
/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
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  1. (also Continental)
     [only before noun] (British English) of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland
    • a popular continental holiday resort
    • Britain’s continental neighbours
    • a continental lifestyle
    • The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.
    Topics Geographyc1
  2. [only before noun] connected with the main part of the North American continent
    • Prices are often higher in Hawaii than in the continental United States.
  3. forming part of, or typical of, any of the seven main land masses of the earth
    • continental Antarctica/Asia/Europe
    • to study continental geography
    Topics Geographyc1
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