continental

英 [kɒntɪ'nent(ə)l] 美[,kɑntɪ'nɛntl]

• adj. 大陆的；大陆性的
• n. 欧洲人

1. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe;

"a Continental breakfast"

2. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the Revolutionary War;

"the Continental Army"

"the Continental Congress"

3. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent;

"the continental divide"

"continental drift"

4. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe;

"the continental United States"

"continental Europe"

"continental waters"