"continental Europe" meaning in English

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        "The contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands."
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "ref": "2017 May 4, Stephan Richter, “The Erdoğan of Downing Street, a Le Pen in No 10: that’s how Merkel sees May”, in the Guardian",
          "text": "But it’s not just Jean-Claude Juncker who believes that May lives in another galaxy: most leaders in continental Europe believe that – including Angela Merkel.",
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      "glosses": [
        "The European countries excepting the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland."
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          "excepting",
          "excepting"
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        [
          "United Kingdom",
          "United Kingdom"
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        [
          "Ireland",
          "Ireland"
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          "Iceland",
          "Iceland"
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        "(informal) The European countries excepting the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 85",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "歐陸"
        },
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          "word": "欧陆"
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    "continental Europe"
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        "The contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands."
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          "continent",
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        "The European countries excepting the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland."
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          "European",
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        [
          "United Kingdom",
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          "Ireland",
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          "Iceland",
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        "(informal) The European countries excepting the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland."
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