continental
- Adjective. Of or relating to a continent or continents.
- Adjective. In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.
- Adjective. (chiefly, in the UK) Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
- Noun. Someone from "the continent".
- Noun. (US History) A member of the Continental army.
- Noun. (US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental").
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