continental

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

   “a Continental breakfast”
2. 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. 3.

   of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

   “the continental divide”

   “continental drift”
4. 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”

   Antonymsintercontinental

   Similarcontinent-widetranscontinental

Questions about continental

What does continental mean?

continental means "of or pertaining to or typical of Europe". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in continental?

continental has 4 syllables: con-ti-nen-tal. The stress falls on "nen". In IPA it is /ˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl/.

What is the opposite of continental?

The recorded antonyms are intercontinental.

Is continental a common word?

continental is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with continental?

2 words rhyme with continental. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.