4syllables
continental
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Definitions ofcontinental
1noun
- 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.
- (by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.
Example: "I don't care a continental!"
1adjective
- Of or relating to a continent or continents.
Example: "continental drift"
- Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore
Example: "continental Europe"
- (chiefly in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe
Example: "continental breakfast"
- Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
Example: "continental money"
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