continent

con·ti·nent ¹  (knt-nnt)

n.

1. One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

2. Continent The mainland of Europe. Used with the.

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[Latin (terra) continns, continent-, continuous (land), present participle of continre, to hold together; see contain.]

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con·ti·nent ²  (knt-nnt)

adj.

Exercising continence.

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[Middle English, from Latin continns, present participle of continre, to restrain; see contain.]

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conti·nent·ly adv.

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continent ¹

Noun

one of the earth's large landmasses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica) [Latin terra continens continuous land]

continental adj

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continent ²

Adjective

1. able to control one's bladder and bowels

2. sexually restrained [Latin continere to contain, retain]

continence n

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Continent

Noun

the Continent the mainland of Europe as distinct from the British Isles

Continental adj

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continent  (knt-nnt)

One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	continent - one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot" craton - the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian land mass, landmass - a large continuous extent of land subcontinent - a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
	2.	Continent - the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there" Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
Adj.	1.	continent - having control over urination and defecation incontinent - not having control over urination and defecation
	2.	continent - abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" celibate chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

Translations

continent [ˈkɔntɪnənt] n → continente m;

the Continent (BRIT) → el continente europeo, Europa;

on the Continent → en el continente europeo, en Europa

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continent [ˈkɔntɪnənt] n → continent m;

the Continent (Brit) → l'Europe continentale;

on the Continent → en Europe (continentale)

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continent [ˈkɔntɪnənt] n → Kontinent m, Erdteil m;

the Continent (Brit) → (Kontinental)europa nt;

on the Continent → in (Kontinental)europa, auf dem Kontinent

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continent [ˈkɔntɪnənt] n → continente m;

the Continent (BRIT) → l'Europa continentale;

on the Continent → in Europa

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continent¹

n continent [ˈkontinənt]

1 one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world – Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa. vasteland, kontinent قارَّه континент světadíl kontinent; verdensdel der Kontinent ήπειρος continente maailmajagu قاره maanosa continent יַבֶּשֶת महाद्वीप kontinent világrész benua heimsálfa continente 大陸 대륙 kontinentas, žemynas kontinents benua werelddeel kontinent, verdensdel kontynent continente continent континент svetadiel celina kontinent kontinent, världsdel ทวีป kıta, anakara 大洲 континент, материк بر اعظم lục địa 大洲

2 Europe excluding Britain We are going to the continent for our holidays. vasteland, kontinent قارَّة أوروبا بِدون بَريطانيا Европа (pevninská) Evropa det europæiske fastland; Kontinentet das (europäische) Festland ηπειρωτική Ευρώπη, με εξαίρεση τη Μεγάλη Βρετανία Europa (continental) (Euroopa) mander اروپا به غیر از انگلیس mannermaa Europe (continentale) אֵירוֹפָּה ब्रिटेन छोड़ कर यूरोप kopno kontinens Eropa tanpa Inggris meginland continente 欧州大陸 유럽 대륙 Europos žemynas Eiropas kontinents benua Eropah vasteland kontinentet kontynent continente Europa (con­tinentală) (континентальная) Европа (pevninská) Európa evropska celina Evropa bez Britanije kontinenten ภาคพื้นยุโรปยกเว้นเกาะอังกฤษ Kıta Avrupası 歐洲大陸 Європейський материк برطاني‍ہ ک‍ے ماسوا بقي‍ہ یوروپ lục địa Châu Âu 欧洲大陆

adj contiˈnental [-ˈnen-]

kontinentaal, vastelands قارّي، أوروبي континентален pevninský fastlands-; kontinental- kontinental ηπειρωτικός continental mandriline قاره ای mannermainen, manner- continental יַבַּשתִי महाद्वीपीय kontinentalac szárazföldi kontinental continentale 大陸の 대륙의 kontinentinis, žemyninis kontinentāls sifat benua continentaal fastlands-, kontinental kontynentalny continental continental континентальный pevninský celinski kontinentalan kontinental เกี่ยวกับทวีปยุโรป kıtasal, karasal 大陸的 континентальний یورپی thuộc lục địa 大陆的

continental breakfast

a light breakfast of rolls and coffee. kontinentale ontbyt فُطور اوروبي خَفيف лека закуска pevninská snídaně lille morgenmad leichtes Frühstück (Brötchen und Kaffee) ελαφρύ πρωινό με καφέ και ψωμάκια desayuno continental kerge hommikueine صبحانۀ سبک kahviaamiainen petit déjeuner אֲרוּחַת בּוֹקֶר קוֹנטִינֵנטָלִית (यूरोपीय रीति का) हल्का नाश्ता kontinentalni doručak sima reggeli sarapan ringan (evrópskur)meginlands-morgunverður (prima) colazione all'europea ヨーロッパ式朝食 유럽 대륙식의 간단한 아침 식사 lengvi pusryčiai vieglas brokastis sarapan Eropah licht ontbijt kontinental frokost śniadanie europejskie pequeno-almoço mic dejun континентальный завтрак ľahké raňajky (nebritanski) zajtrk kontinentalni doručak kontinental frukost, kaffefrukost อาหารเช้าเล็ก ๆ มีขนมปังและกาแฟ hafif kahvaltı 包括面包与咖啡的早餐，大陸式早餐 континентальний сніданок یورپی ناشت‍ہ bữa điểm tâm nhẹ 包括面包与咖啡的早餐，大陆式早餐

n continental shelf

the part of a continent that is under a relatively shallow sea. kontinentale plat إفْريز قارّي геол. шелф kontinentální šelf kontinentalsokkel; fastlandssokkel die KOntinentalplatte ηπειρωτική υφαλοκρηπίδα plataforma continental mandrilava فلات قاره plateau continental מָדַף יַבַּשתִי महाद्वीपीय जल सीमा, यूरोपीय kontinentalna polica kontinentális pad dangkalan/paparan/landas benua piattaforma continentale 大陸棚 kontinentinis šelfas kontinentālais šelfs pentas benua continentaal plat kontinentalsokkel szelf kontynentalny континентальный шельф šelf, okraj kontinentu zaplavený morom celinska polica, šelf sprud kontinentalsockel ไหล่ทวีป kıta sahanlığı 大陸架 материковий шельф كسى براعظم كا وه حص‍ہ جو خالى سمندر ك‍ے نیچ‍ے هو thềm lục địa 大陆架