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continental

noun

Meaning

  1. Someone from the continent.
  2. A member of the Continental army.
  3. Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.
  4. (by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.
  5. Of or relating to a continent or continents.
  6. Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore
  7. (chiefly in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe
  8. Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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