"Continent" meaning in English

See Continent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Continent [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Continent}} the Continent
  1. (obsolete) The Old World. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Christianity Categories (place): Europe
    Sense id: en-Continent-en-name-X-4DIeho Disambiguation of Christianity: 25 4 35 35 Disambiguation of Europe: 25 39 36 0 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 4 39 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 42 44
  2. Synonym of Europe (including Britain) Categories (place): Europe Synonyms: Europe [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Continent-en-name-CVPKojph Disambiguation of Europe: 25 39 36 0
  3. (UK, Ireland) Mainland Europe, as seen from the British Isles. Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Christianity Categories (place): Europe Derived forms: Continental, Continong
    Sense id: en-Continent-en-name-NuH4tXXq Disambiguation of Christianity: 25 4 35 35 Disambiguation of Europe: 25 39 36 0 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 51 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 4 39 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 42 44

Noun

Forms: Continents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Continent (plural Continents)
  1. An Encratite. Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Continent-en-noun-OWPrHxHq Disambiguation of Christianity: 25 4 35 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 51 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 4 39 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 42 44

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "16 4 39 40",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 3 42 44",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "langcode": "en",
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          "orig": "en:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 39 36 0",
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Europe",
          "orig": "en:Europe",
          "parents": [
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1652, Peter Heylin, Cosmographie:",
          "text": "the whole Continent of Europe, Asia, Africa.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Old World."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) The Old World."
      ],
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      ]
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            "Nature",
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          "word": "Continental"
        },
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          "word": "Continong"
        }
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Continent"
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      ]
    }
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            "Society",
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        "An Encratite."
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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    "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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