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单词 continental
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continental

adjective
/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
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  1. (also Continental)
    [only before noun] (British English) of or in the continent of Europe, not including Britain and Ireland
    • a popular continental holiday resort
    • Britain’s continental neighbours
    Topics Geographyc1
  2. (British English) following the customs of countries in western and southern Europe
    • a continental lifestyle
    • The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.
  3. [only before noun] connected with the main part of the North American continent
    • Prices are often higher in Hawaii than in the continental United States.
  4. forming part of, or typical of, any of the seven main land masses of the earth
    • continental Antarctica/Asia/Europe
    • to study continental geography
    Topics Geographyc1

continental

noun
/ˌkɒntɪˈnentl/
/ˌkɑːntɪˈnentl/
(British English, old-fashioned, often disapproving)
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  1. a person who lives in the continent of Europe
    • The continentals have never understood our preference for warm beer.
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