[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

continental \con`tinen"tal\, a.
   1. of or pertaining to a continent.
      1913 webster

   2. of or pertaining to the main land of europe, in
      distinction from the adjacent islands, especially england;
      as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.
      --macaulay.
      1913 webster

            no former king had involved himself so frequently in
            the labyrinth of continental alliances. --hallam.
      1913 webster

   3. amer. hist. of or pertaining to the confederated
      colonies collectively, in the time of the revolutionary
      war; as, continental money.
      1913 webster

            the army before boston was designated as the
            continental army, in contradistinction to that under
            general gage, which was called the "ministerial
            army."                                --w. irving.
      1913 webster

   continental congress. see under congress.

   continental system hist., the blockade of great britain
      ordered by napoleon by the decree of berlin, nov. 21,
      1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime
      and commercial supremacy of great britain, by cutting her
      off from all intercourse with the continent of europe.
      1913 webster
see also:
continental congress congress continental system 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

continental system \continental system\ hist.
   the system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude england
   from commerce with the continent instituted by the

   berlin decree, which napoleon i. issued from berlin nov.
      21, 1806, declaring the british isles to be in a state of
      blockade, and british subjects, property, and merchandise
      subject to capture, and excluding british ships from all
      parts of europe under french dominion. the retaliatory
      measures of england were followed by the

   milan decree, issued by napoleon from milan dec. 17, 1807,
      imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship
      going to or from a port of england or her colonies to be
      lawful prize.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
berlin decree milan decree 

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