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con⋅ti⋅nen⋅tal

[kon-tn-en-tl]
–adjective
1. of or of the nature of a continent.
2. (usually initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the mainland of Europe, to Europeans, or to European customs and attitudes.
3. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the 13 original American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.
4. of or pertaining to the continent of North America.
–noun
5. (initial capital letter) a soldier of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.
6. a piece of paper currency issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.
7. a small amount: advice that's not worth a continental.
8. an inhabitant of a continent.
9. (usually initial capital letter) an inhabitant of the mainland of Europe.

Origin:
1750–60; continent + -al 1


con⋅ti⋅nen⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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con·ti·nen·tal   (kŏn'tə-něn'tl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.

  2. often Continental Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European.

  3. Continental Of or relating to the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.

  4. Used as an intensive: "Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine,/The continental liar from the state of Maine." (Grover Cleveland).

n.  
  1. often Continental

    1. An inhabitant of a continent.

    2. An inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; a European.

  2. A native of the continental United States living or working in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

  3. Continental A soldier in the American army during the American Revolution.

  4. A piece of paper money issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

con'ti·nen'tal·ism n., con'ti·nen'tal·ist n., con'ti·nen·tal'i·ty (-něn-tāl'ĭ-tē) n., con'ti·nen'tal·ly adv.
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