ADJECTIVE (4)

1. of or pertaining to or typical of Europe;
- Example: "a Continental breakfast"

2. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War;
- Example: "the Continental Army"
- Example: "the Continental Congress"

3. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent;
- Example: "the continental divide"
- Example: "continental drift"

4. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe;
- Example: "the continental United States"
- Example: "continental Europe"
- Example: "continental waters"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Continental \Con`ti*nen"tal\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to a continent.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in
      distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England;
      as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.
      --Macaulay.
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            No former king had involved himself so frequently in
            the labyrinth of continental alliances. --Hallam.
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   3. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the confederated
      colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary
      War; as, Continental money.
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            The army before Boston was designated as the
            Continental army, in contradistinction to that under
            General Gage, which was called the "Ministerial
            army."                                --W. Irving.
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   Continental Congress. See under Congress.

   Continental system (Hist.), the blockade of Great Britain
      ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21,
      1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime
      and commercial supremacy of Great Britain, by cutting her
      off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Continental \Con`ti*nen"tal\, n.
   1. (Amer. Hist.) A soldier in the Continental army. See
      Continental, a., 3.
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   2. (Amer. Hist.) a piece of the Continental currency, paper
      money issued under authority of the Continental Congress.
      See Continental, a., 3.
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   Note: "Not worth a continental." was said of Continental
         currency after the American revolution, when it was
         considered almost worthless. Eventually, under
         Alexander Hamilton's direction at the Treasury
         department, the currency was all redeemed at full
         value.
         [PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Continental
    adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; "a Continental
           breakfast"
    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: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the
       continental divide"; "continental drift"
    4: being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the
       continents of North America or Europe; "the continental
       United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"
       [ant: intercontinental]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Continental, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
   Population (2000):    1188
   Housing Units (2000): 509
   Land area (2000):     0.709200 sq. miles (1.836820 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.009000 sq. miles (0.023310 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.718200 sq. miles (1.860130 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18504
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             41.097971 N, 84.266388 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     45831
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Continental, OH
    Continental