continental

Plural: continentals

Adjective

• of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
  • "a Continental breakfast"
• of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
  • "the Continental Army"
  • "the Continental Congress"
• of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
  • "the continental divide"
  • "continental drift"
• being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
  • "the continental United States"
  • "continental Europe"
  • "continental waters"

Adj

• Of or relating to a continent or continents.
• Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore.
• Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe.
• Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.

Noun

• Someone from the continent.
• A member of the Continental army.
• Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.
• The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.

Examples

• continental breakfast
• continental drift
• continental Europe
• continental money

Synonyms

characteristic of the style of continental Europe', mainland

Antonyms

intercontinental, antonym(s) of

Anagrams of continental