Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
continental (adjective)1.
a) of, relating to, or characteristic of a - continent continental waters , specifically often capitalized of or relating to the continent of Europe excluding the British Isles
b) often capitalized of, relating to, or being a cuisine derived from the classic dishes of Europe and especially France
2.
a) often capitalized of or relating to the colonies later forming the United States - Continental Congress
b) being the part of the United States on the North American continent , also being the part of the United States comprising the lower 48 states
1.
a) often capitalized an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army
b) (1) a piece of Continental paper currency
(2) the least bit - not worth a continental
2.
an inhabitant of a and especially the continent of Europe - continent
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
continental (noun)the smallest amount or part imaginable
SYNONYMS:
beans, bubkes ( bupkes bupkus), continental, damn, darn ( durn), diddly, diddly-squat, doodley-squat ( doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, squat, syllable, tittle, whit, whoopRELATED WORDS:
ace, bit, crumb, dab, driblet, glimmer, hint, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, pin, ray, scrap, scruple, semblance, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smidgen ( smidgeon smidgin smidge), snap, speck, spot, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, touch, traceContinental (Wikipedia)
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Continental (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- (continental Europe): Continental
Etymology
From continent + -al.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
- Hyphenation: con‧ti‧nent‧al
Adjective
continental (comparative more continental, superlative most continental
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