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continent
[ kon-tn-uhnt ]
noun
- one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
- a comparable landmass on another planet.
- the mainland, as distinguished from islands or peninsulas.
- the Continent, the mainland of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles.
- a continuous tract or extent, as of land.
- Archaic. something that serves as a container or boundary.
adjective
- exercising or characterized by restraint in relation to the desires or passions and especially to sexual desires; temperate.
- able to control urinary and fecal discharge.
- Obsolete. containing; being a container; capacious.
- Obsolete. restraining or restrictive.
- Obsolete. continuous; forming an uninterrupted tract, as land.
Continent
1/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ /
noun
- the Continentthe mainland of Europe as distinguished from the British Isles
continent
2/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ; ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl /
noun
- one of the earth's large land masses (Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Antarctica)
- that part of the earth's crust that rises above the oceans and is composed of sialic rocks. Including the continental shelves, the continents occupy 30 per cent of the earth's surface
- obsolete.
- mainland as opposed to islands
- a continuous extent of land
continent
3/ ˈɒԳɪəԳ /
adjective
- able to control urination and defecation
- exercising self-restraint, esp from sexual activity; chaste
continent
/ ŏ′ə-əԳ /
- One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Derived Forms
- continental, adjective
- ˌDzԳپˈԱԳٲ, adverb
- ˈDzԳپԱԳٱ, adverb
- ˈDzԳپԱԳ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·Dzt·ԱԳ adjective
- ܲ·Dzt·ԱԳ·ly adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of continent1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of continent1
Origin of continent2
Example Sentences
Considered the cornerstone of US-Africa economic relations, the aim was to help industrialise the continent, create employment and lift dozens of countries out of poverty.
South Africa - like some of the continent's other biggest economies including Nigeria and Kenya - has long had open trade agreements with the US, and the new tariffs could significantly affect existing economic ties.
The continent of Africa, for instance, relies on a small number of major cable systems running along its east and west coasts.
Lt Gen Charles Costanza described the incident as a "tragic accident" and added that it was "humbling to watch the incredible recovery team from different commands, countries and continents come together".
"Nigeria is the gateway to Africa, and Africa is kind of the last continent for British schools to establish in," says Mark Brooks, an export champion for the UK's Department for Business and Trade.
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