Belonging to, characteristic of, or of the nature of a continent or mainland.

That extends or passes across a continent; also, of or pertaining to the farther side of a continent.

Situated or subsisting between, or connecting, different continents; including persons of different continents.

Cf. subcontinent, n. 1. Of or relating to an area of land smaller than a continent though still of a comparable order of size.

continent-country, continent-island, one approaching in size to a continent; continent-wide adj. throughout a (specified) continent.