"Continental" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Continent + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Continent|al}} Continent + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Continental (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: European [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-adj-4PC544-z
  2. Synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland)
    (UK) Alternative form of continental, continental European.
    Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: continental, continental European
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-adj-9UnkY3M1 Categories (other): British English
  3. Synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland)
    (UK) Alternative form of continental, continental European.
    (UK) Alternative form of continental (pertaining to the European Union).
    Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: continental (extra: pertaining to the European Union)
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-adj-od6xTYZ4 Categories (other): British English
  4. (historical, US, UK) Pertaining to the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress. Tags: UK, US, historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-adj-QVjRrpa4 Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 10 27 3 11 11 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 1 7 7 29 3 13 13 28

Noun

Forms: Continentals [plural]
Etymology: Continent + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Continent|al}} Continent + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} Continental (plural Continentals)
  1. Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe) Synonyms: European [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-noun-6Hhjhej0
  2. Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)
    (UK) A denizen of continental Europe
    Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-noun-Q93WTci6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 10 27 3 11 11 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 1 7 7 29 3 13 13 28
  3. Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)
    (UK) A denizen of continental Europe
    (UK) A denizen of the European Union
    Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-noun-vE4YQpuy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 10 27 3 11 11 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 1 7 7 29 3 13 13 28
  4. (historical, US, UK) A denizen of the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress. Tags: UK, US, historical
    Sense id: en-Continental-en-noun-7UWhh517 Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 10 10 27 3 11 11 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 1 7 7 29 3 13 13 28

Inflected forms

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