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Definition of CONTINENTAL

Continental
Continental Con`ti*nen"tal, n. (Amer. Hist.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Continental
Continental Con`ti*nen"tal, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a continent. 2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition. --Macaulay. No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances. --Hallam. 3. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money. The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army, in contradistinction to that under General Gage, which was called the ``Ministerial army.' --W. Irving. Continental Congress. See under Congress. Continental system (Hist.), the blockade of Great Britain ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21, 1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime and commercial supremacy of Great Britain, by cutting her off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe.

Meaning of CONTINENTAL from wikipedia

- Look up continental or Continental in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Continental may refer to: Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County...
- The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary...
- The Continental may refer to: The Continental (1952 TV series), a 1952–53 television series on CBS The Continental: From the World of John Wick, a 2023...
- The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America...
- The Lincoln Continental is a series of mid-sized and full-sized luxury cars produced between 1939 and 2020 by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker...
- Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines...
- Continental AG, commonly known as Continental or colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company that specializes...
- Continental philosophy is an umbrella term for philosophies prominent in continental Europe.[page needed] Michael E. Rosen has ventured to identify common...
- Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and...
- Continental drift is the theory, originating in the early 20th century, that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time...