1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to a continent.
2. Adjective
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. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.
4. Noun
A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
5. Adjective
of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War; "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"
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