continental Syllabification: (con·ti·nen·tal)Pronunciation: /ˌkäntnˈentl/Translate continental | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of continental adjective 1forming or belonging to a continent:continental Antarctica 2coming from or characteristic of mainland Europe:traditional continental cuisine 3 (also Continental) pertaining to the 13 original colonies of the US:in 1783 the officers and men of the Continental forces had little to celebrate noun 1an inhabitant of mainland Europe. 2 (Continental) a member of the colonial army in the American Revolution:22 Continentals were killed and scalped 3 (also Continental) a piece of paper currency used at the time of the American Revolution:the redemption of Continentals by the governmentDerivatives continentally adverb continental in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of continental in the British & World English dictionary
