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continental

adjective

being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
C
Ends with
L
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

    “the continental United States”

adjective

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

    “the continental divide”

adjective

  1. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

    “the Continental Army”

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Example Sentences

the continental United States
continental Europe
continental waters
the continental divide
continental drift
the Continental Army
the Continental Congress
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