Thesaurus: continental

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1. a. Of or pertaining to a continent.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.
3. a. Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.
4. n. A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
5. adj. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
6. adj. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
7. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
8. adj. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
9. 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. A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
10. Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, inthe time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army, incontradistinction 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 orderedby Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21, 1806; the object beingto strike a blow at the maritime and commercial supremacy of GreatBritain, by cutting her off from all intercourse with the continentof Europe.
11. j:100 a. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe a. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War a. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent a. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe