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"the continental United States" "continental Europe" "continental waters"adjectivebeing or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
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of or pertaining to or typical of Europe
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of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
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"the continental divide" "continental drift"of or relating to or characteristic of a continent
Definition that contains continental
- washington 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
- morris leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)
- madison 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
- holmes English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
- macaroni a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
- livingston American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
- huntington American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796)
- huntington United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900)
- hancock American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
- rockies the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide