continent

noun

/ˈkɒntɪnənt/

/ˈkɑːntɪnənt/

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[countable] one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa
- the continent of Africa
- the African continent
- The police investigation spanned three continents.
- across a continent They trekked 1 500 miles across the Australian continent in 1931.
- on a continent the strongest earthquake ever recorded on the North American continent
Extra Examples
- He crossed a whole continent to find his family.
- He journeyed across continents in his quest for adventure.
- The evidence that the continents have drifted is overwhelming.
- Wolves are still found on the continent of Europe.
- the first railway to cross the North American continent
Topics Geographya2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- African
- Australian
- North American
- …
verb + continent
- cross
- cover
- span
- …
continent + verb
- drift
- move
preposition
- across a/the continent
- on the continent
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the Continent
[singular] (British English, old-fashioned) the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland
- on the Continent They planned to spend the summer on the Continent.

Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a continuous tract of land): from Latin terra continens ‘continuous land’.

单词	continent
释义	continent adjective /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ /ˈkɑːntɪnənt/ jump to other results (formal) connected with the control of your feelings, especially your desire to have sex opposite incontinent able to control the bladder and bowels opposite incontinent continent noun /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ /ˈkɑːntɪnənt/ jump to other results [countable] one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia or Africa the continent of Africa the African continent The police investigation spanned three continents. across a continent They trekked 1 500 miles across the Australian continent in 1931. on a continent the strongest earthquake ever recorded on the North American continent Extra Examples He crossed a whole continent to find his family. He journeyed across continents in his quest for adventure. The evidence that the continents have drifted is overwhelming. Wolves are still found on the continent of Europe. the first railway to cross the North American continent Topics Geographya2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective African Australian North American … verb + continent cross cover span … continent + verb drift move preposition across a/the continent on the continent See full entry the Continent [singular] (British English, old-fashioned) the main part of the continent of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland on the Continent They planned to spend the summer on the Continent. Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a continuous tract of land): from Latin terra continens ‘continuous land’.
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