Synonyms for continental
ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlcon·ti·nen·tal

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1. continentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   European, mainland

   Antonyms:
   English, British

2. continentaladjective

   Of or relating to a continent or continents.

   continental drift

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

3. continentaladjective

   In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.

   continental Europe

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

4. continentaladjective

   Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

   continental breakfast

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   English, British

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1. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

   "a Continental breakfast"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, world-wide, worldwide

2. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

   "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, worldwide, intercontinental

3. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

   "the continental divide"; "continental drift"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, worldwide, world-wide

4. continentaladjective

   being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

   "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, intercontinental, worldwide

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1. List of paraphrases for "continental":

   shelf, mainland, continent-wide, continentale, plateau, continent, platform, continental-scale, inland, tray, intercontinental, hemispheric

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1. Ross MacPhee:

   Despite their ungainly appearance, different species of glyptodonts occupied habitats as distinct as open grassland and dense woodland, all the way from Patagonia to the southern parts of the continental United States, although their disappearance has been blamed on human depredation as well as climate change, some species persisted into the early part of the modern or Holocene epoch, long after the disappearance of mammoths and saber-toothed cats. Like the loss of giant ground sloths, mastodons, and dozens of other remarkable mammalian species, the precise cause of the New World megafaunal extinctions remains uncertain.

2. Alex Froley:

   Traders may be concerned whether continental Europe introduces a similar ban on Russian ships.

3. Peter Rogers:

   Clearly we are focusing on growing our business outside the UK, continental Europe, Australia, Canada. More in Africa. I think Mozambique could be a serious-sized business within five years.

4. Veterinarian Isaac Maeda:

   We live out in the ocean, a lot of things you see on the continental U.S., we don't see out here.

5. United Airlines boss Oscar Munoz:

   Let’s be honest, the implementation of the United and Continental merger has been rocky for customers and employees, while it’s been improving recently, we still haven’t lived up to our promise or our potential.