Continental (card game)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
"The continental United States"
"Continental Europe"
"Continental waters"
(2) Of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
"The continental divide"
"Continental drift"
(3) Of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
"A Continental breakfast"
(4) Of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
"The Continental Army"
"The Continental Congress"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Of or relating to a continent or continents.
- continental drift
- In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.
- continental Europe
- Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
- continental breakfast
Synonyms
- (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands): mainland
- (characteristic of the style of continental Europe) European
Noun
- Someone from "the continent".
- (US History) A member of the Continental army.
- (US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental")
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