continent
/ˈkɒntɪnənt/ nounDefinition
› [C] one of the seven large land masses on the Earth's surface: The company has production plants in every continent except Australia.
the Continent UK old-fashioned › Europe, especially Western Europe, but not including the British Isles: Many of the jobs will be lost, not in Britain, but in branches on the Continent.
continental › continental countries/Europe/markets 40% of the company's investors and its deals come from continental Europe.(Definition of continent noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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