continental

con-ti-nen-tal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to or characteristic of a continent.

  2. 2.

    (British) Relating to mainland Europe.

  3. 3.

    Relating to the climate found in the interior of continents.

Phrases & expressions

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    continental breakfast — a light breakfast of pastries and coffee
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    continental drift — the movement of continents over time
  • •
    continental shelf — the underwater edge of a continent
  • •
    continental climate — a climate with extreme seasonal temperatures

Related words

Antonyms: insular, island
See also: Europe, continent, mainland
Synonyms: landmass, mainland

Etymology

From Latin "continens" meaning continuous, with the suffix "-al."