Antonym: insular. Similar words: intercontinental, transcontinental, continental divide, continent, incontinent, subcontinent, continence, contingent. Meaning: [‚kɒntɪ'nentl] 
adj. 1. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe 2. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War 3. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent 4. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe.
adj. 1. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe 2. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War 3. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent 4. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe. 
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1 A continental climate is different from an insular one.
2 The climate here is typically continental.
3 She preferred the continental way of life.
4 Continental airlines ply for trade in the UK.
5 Housing finance is less developed in continental Europe.
6 Both sides adopted the Continental style of play.
7 The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.
8 Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
9 Shipping is included on orders sent within the continental U.S.
10 Continental breakfast weekdays; candlelight brunch weekends.
11 Wide range of wines, whiskies and continental bottled beers.
12 The cafe serves continental style cuisine.
13 Continental gives several reasons for rejecting Pirelli's advances.
14 These continental roasts often have chicory added to them.
15 Price includes full english, vegetarian or continental style breakfast.
16 Plate tectonics is not the same as continental drift.
17 The group will oversee the Continental operations.
18 The southern component spreads over the continental shelf.
19 He did not like the continental breakfasts on offer.
20 Hoffman possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Precambrian continental geology.
21 The store is trying to expand into continental Europe.
22 Continental lithosphere stands higher than oceanic lithosphere because continental crust is both of greater thickness and lower density than oceanic crust.
23 But you will find it easier using the Continental metric system of measures.
24 Thus Britain was isolated from Continental thought and evolved national characteristics in architecture as in other fields.
25 Yet a walk into any delicatessen or a continental charcuterie will prove the enormous potential of this vastly underrated animal.
26 He sees no signs of improvement in the UK and continental economy.
27 Prices are often higher in Hawaii than in the continental United States.
28 The quota system was modelled on those operated in America and continental Europe.
29 The shutters and the balconies make the street look almost continental.
30 The Euro Cup competition links together a series of Continental races,(www.Sentencedict.com) with a points-scoring system producing an overall winner.
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