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continent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | celibate |
| Derivation | continency, continence |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | continental |
continent:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | contain, continence |
Examples of continent
continent
He was playing basketball and going to college in Kansas, half a continent away.
From the kentucky.com
Four photographers who love Africa offer personal perspectives on the continent.
From the sfgate.com
During these millennia, some separate genetic markers emerged on each continent.
From the upi.com
A Ghana win represents the economic aspirations of the entire African continent.
From the newsweek.com
In a continent full of visions of Europe, none is more jaundiced than Britain's.
From the economist.com
They have learned some vocabulary words about the country, island and continent.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Six of the world's 10 fastest-growing economies were on the continent last year.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
In Europe, it teaches you the ancient links that unite our squabbling continent.
From the economist.com
On the African continent only Egypt gets more of the American taxpayers'dollars.
From the theatlantic.com
- One of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
- Having control over urination and defecation
- Celibate: abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
- The European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
- (continence) voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
- (continency) continence: the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters
- A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. In geology, areas of continental crust include regions covered with water.
- Continent is the fourth studio album from the Deathcore band The Acacia Strain. Recording began on April 13th, 2008 and it was released August 19, 2008 via Prosthetic Records. ...
- Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands. Notably, in British English usage, the term means Europe excluding the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Iceland.
