Толковый словарь английского языка - continental
Continental
continental
I. adjective Date: 1758 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent , of, relating to, or being a cuisine derived from the classic dishes of Europe and especially France, 2. of or relating to the colonies later forming the United States , being the part of the United States on the North American continent, ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1777 1. an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army, b. a piece of Continental paper currency, the least bit , an inhabitant of a continent and especially the continent of Europe
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of mainland Europe. --n. an inhabitant of mainland Europe. Phrases and idioms continental breakfast a light breakfast of coffee, rolls, etc. continental climate a climate having wide variations of temperature. continental drift Geol. the hypothesis that the continents are moving slowly over the surface of the earth on a deep-lying plastic substratum. continental quilt Brit. a duvet. continental shelf an area of relatively shallow seabed between the shore of a continent and the deeper ocean. Derivatives continentally adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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