continental

== English == === Alternative forms === (continental Europe): Continental === Etymology === From continent + -al. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl̩/ Rhymes: -ɛntəl Hyphenation: con‧ti‧nent‧al === Adjective === continental (comparative more continental, superlative most continental) Of or relating to a continent or continents. Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore. 1846 The Parliamentary gazetteer of Ireland (A. Fullarton, Dublin) Vol.1 p.x "Introduction; Extent" : The outline of continental Ireland is proximately that of a rhomboid ; and, in a general view, is greatly more continuous or less indented and undulated by cuts and sweeps of the sea than the outline of continental Great Britain. Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe. (US, historical) Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War. ==== Synonyms ==== (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands): mainland (characteristic of the style of continental Europe'): European ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “characteristic of the style of continental Europe”): British, English ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Korean: 콘티넨털 (kontinenteol) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === continental (plural continentals) Someone from the continent. (US, historical) A member of the Continental army. (US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war. (obsolete, by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot. not worth a continental == Catalan == === Etymology === From continent +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kun.ti.nənˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kon.ti.nənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kon.ti.nenˈtal] === Adjective === continental m or f (masculine and feminine plural continentals) continental ==== Derived terms ==== intercontinental === Further reading === “continental”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “continental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “continental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “continental”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From continent +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/ === Adjective === continental (feminine continentale, masculine plural continentaux, feminine plural continentales) continental climat continental ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== Chine continentale === Further reading === “continental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From continente +‎ -al. === Adjective === continental m or f (plural continentais) continental ==== Derived terms ==== intercontinental === Further reading === “continental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Etymology === continent +‎ -al === Adjective === continental m (feminine singular continentala, masculine plural continentals, feminine plural continentalas) continental == Portuguese == === Etymology === From continente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: con‧ti‧nen‧tal === Adjective === continental m or f (plural continentais) continental, relating to a continent and/or a mainland (chiefly Azores, chiefly Madeira) from Continental Portugal ==== Derived terms ==== continentalmente intercontinental === Noun === continental m or f by sense (plural continentais) mainlander === Further reading === “continental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “continental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French continental. By surface analysis, continent +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkon.ti.nenˈtal/ === Adjective === continental m or n (feminine singular continentală, masculine plural continentali, feminine/neuter plural continentale) continental ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== continent == Spanish == === Etymology === From continente +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kontinenˈtal/ [kõn̪.t̪i.nẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: con‧ti‧nen‧tal === Adjective === continental m or f (masculine and feminine plural continentales) continental ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “continental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025