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.

continentalism con'ti·nen'tal·ism n.
continentalist con'ti·nen'tal·ist n.
continentality con'ti·nen·tal'i·ty (-nĕn-tăl'ĭ-tē) n.
continentally con'ti·nen'tal·ly adv.

IN BRIEF: Belonging to a large land mass.

The transcontinental flight flew from L.A. to New York.

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
  Pertains to noun: Continent (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the Revolutionary War
  Pertains to noun: Colony (meaning #3)

Meaning #3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
  Pertains to noun: continent (meaning #1)

Meaning #4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of N America or Europe
  Antonym: intercontinental (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kontinental
n. - udlænding

idioms:

• continental breakfast    enkelt morgenmåltid
• continental climate    fastlandsklima
• continental drift    kontinentforskydning
• continental shelf    fastlandssokkel

Nederlands (Dutch)
continentaal, (betreffende) bewoner van het vasteland van Europa

Français (French)
adj. - continental
n. - continental

idioms:

• continental breakfast    petit-déjeuner (avec café, pain, beurre et confiture)
• continental climate    climat continental
• continental drift    dérive des continents
• continental shelf    plate-forme continentale

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kontinentaleuropäer
adj. - kontinental

idioms:

• continental breakfast    kleines Frühstück
• continental climate    kontinentales Klima
• continental drift    (Geol.) Kontinentalverschiebung
• continental shelf    Kontinentalschelf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - Ευρωπαίος, κάτοικος της ηπειρωτικής Ευρώπης
adj. - (γεωγρ.) ηπειρωτικός, (ειδικ.) ευρωπαϊκός, της ηπειρωτικής Ευρώπης

idioms:

• continental breakfast    πρόγευμα κατά το ευρωπαϊκό πρότυπο (με φρυγανιές, βούτυρο και μαρμελάδα)
• continental climate    ηπειρωτικό κλίμα (με πολλές διακυμάνσεις)
• continental drift    (γεωλ.) μετατόπιση των ηπείρων
• continental shelf    (γεωγρ.) ηπειρωτική υφαλοκρηπίδα

Italiano (Italian)
continentale

idioms:

• continental breakfast    prima colazione continentale
• continental climate    clima continentale
• continental drift    deriva dei continenti
• continental shelf    piattaforma continentale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - europeu (m)
adj. - continental

idioms:

• continental breakfast    café (m) da manhã leve
• continental climate    clima (m) Europeu
• continental drift    migração (m) dos continentes
• continental shelf    plataforma (f) continental

Русский (Russian)
континентальный

idioms:

• continental breakfast    легкий завтрак
• continental climate    континентальный климат
• continental drift    движение континентов
• continental shelf    материковая отмель

Español (Spanish)
adj. - continental, del continente
n. - natural o habitante de la Europa continental

idioms:

• continental breakfast    desayuno continental
• continental climate    clima continental
• continental drift    deriva o movimiento de los continentes
• continental shelf    plataforma continental

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fastlandseuropé, sedel (am.)
adj. - kontinental, på det nordamerikanska fastlandet (am.), fastlands-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
大陆的, 洲的, 欧洲大陆人

idioms:

• continental breakfast    欧式早餐
• continental climate    大陆性气候
• continental drift    大陆漂移
• continental shelf    大陆礁层, 大陆棚, 大陆架

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大陸的, 洲的
n. - 歐洲大陸人

idioms:

• continental breakfast    歐式早餐
• continental climate    大陸性氣候
• continental drift    大陸漂移
• continental shelf    大陸礁層, 大陸棚, 大陸架

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대륙의, 비영국적인, 북아메리카의
n. - 대륙사람, 유럽대륙사람, 아메리카 대륙의 병사(독립전쟁 당시)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大陸の, 北米大陸の, アメリカ植民地の
n. - 大陸の人, 欧州大陸の人, 大陸会議発行紙幣, コンティネンタル

idioms:

• continental breakfast    ヨーロッパ式朝食
• continental climate    大陸性気候
• continental drift    大陸移動
• continental shelf    大陸棚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ساكن في قارة اوروبا, أوروبي (صفه) قاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יבשתי, אירופי, קונטיננטלי‬
n. - ‮תושב של יבשת אירופה‬

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