continental

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This strip of land is like a bench upon the side of the continent, and is known as the continental plateau.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent.
  2. adjective Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European.
  3. adjective Of or relating to the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.

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  • Nowhere else on Earth were people making a claim like this one from the Africans, and there was a great deal of scepticism about it; some queried the dating methods, others simply dismissed the claim out of hand, as a manifestation of some kind of continental or racial patriotism. —  THE YEARS OF RICE AND SALT - Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Despite our best efforts and those of local, continental, and planetary governments, word of the Granger City massacre spread quickly around the globe, converting to violent xenophobia a humanity whose hatred of the aliens had been repressed in the name of interstellar amity reinforced by a prudent planetary cowardice. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 05 - May 2000
  • Orange peels, napkins, papers, eggshells, and burnt kindling from night fires on the beaches; all the flotsam of the gaunt high people who stalked on the lone sands of the continental islands, people from brick cities, people who shrieked in metal demons down concrete highways, gone. —  I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
  • Some of these are national and continental, as in Latin America; but most are local. —  The Nation: Top Stories
  • Transcendent of time and boundlessly continental, the collection embraces the able, artful and astute contemporary woman. —  Second City Style Fashion Blog - Style, Luxury, Beauty & Shopping
 

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  1. from continent, n., + -al; = F. continental, etc.
 

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/kɑntɪˈnɛntəl/
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