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| continental | |
| 1. adj. Of or relating to a continent or continents. |  |
| continental drift | |
| 2. adj. of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore | |
| continental Europe | |
| 3. adj. (chiefly in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe | |
| continental breakfast | |
| 4. adj. (US, historical) Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War. | |
| continental money | |
| 5. n. Someone from the continent. | |
| 6. n. (US, historical) A member of the Continental army. | |
| 7. n. (US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war. | |
| 8. n. (by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot. | |
| not worth a continental | |
| I don't care a continental! | |
