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continentUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'continent', 'Continent': /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑntənənt/ US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′tn ənt)
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continent
‘continent’ A continent is a very large area of land surrounded or almost surrounded by sea. A continent usually consists of several countries. Africa and Asia are continents. They travelled across the South American . ‘the Continent’ When people talk about the Continent, they mean the mainland of Europe, especially central and southern Europe. On , the tradition has been quite different. Sea traffic between the United Kingdom and the Continent was halted. 'continent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "continent" in the title: a continent-shifting product - English Only forum
across the continent - English Only forum America--this is a large continent [em dash] - English Only forum an entire continent of people - English Only forum broken continent - English Only forum Calling a province, country, continent. etc. a 'place' - English Only forum continent but insular - English Only forum continent-spanning - English Only forum East of Suez lies a continent - English Only forum Europe as "continent with borders" - English Only forum go within a continent of somebody - English Only forum highest mountain on/in which continent - English Only forum in the continent or on the continent? - English Only forum in which we look beyond our continent - English Only forum India and China are of the same continent. - English Only forum leave the Continent more <exposed> - English Only forum live in/on a continent - English Only forum "on a continent" or "in a continent" - English Only forum slid him forth in size for jaunts to break a continent - English Only forum standing by the African continent - English Only forum the Continent - English Only forum The continent of Europe - English Only forum The first people to settle on the North-American continent - English Only forum the old continent aka Europe - English Only forum the trip crossing/to cross the continent - English Only forum The whole continent except Ethiopia and Liberia [was / were] under the ruling of Europeans - English Only forum unearthly continent of mountainous mystery - English Only forum When this continent existed - English Only forum Which/what continent is India situated in? - English Only forum with them unavoidable questions about the continent's future - English Only forum more...
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