continental
con·ti·nen·tal
adjective
2.
of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
- “the Continental Army”
- “the Continental Congress”
3.
Origin
From continent + -al.
Phrases
- continental breakfast
- continental crust
- Continental Divide
- continental drift
- continental drip
- continental Europe
- continental glacier
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