[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 \con`tinen"tal\, n.
   1. amer. hist. a soldier in the continental army. see
      continental, a., 3.
      1913 webster

   2. amer. hist. a piece of the continental currency, paper
      money issued under authority of the continental congress.
      see continental, a., 3.
      1913 webster

   note: "not worth a continental." was said of continental
         currency after the american revolution, when it was
         considered almost worthless. eventually, under
         alexander hamilton's direction at the treasury
         department, the currency was all redeemed at full
         value.
         pjc
see also:
continental 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

continental
     adj 1: of or pertaining to or typical of europe; "a continental
            breakfast"
     2: of or relating to or concerning the american colonies during
        and immediately after the revolutionary war; "the
        continental army"; "the continental congress"
     3: of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; "the
        continental divide"; "continental drift"
     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"
        ant: intercontinental
see also:
intercontinental 

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

continental, oh village, fips 18504
  location: 41.09889 n, 84.26682 w
  population 1990: 1214 463 housing units
  area: 1.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 45831

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

continental, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
   population 2000:    1188
   housing units 2000: 509
   land area 2000:     0.709200 sq. miles 1.836820 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.009000 sq. miles 0.023310 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.718200 sq. miles 1.860130 sq. km
   fips code:            18504
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             41.097971 n, 84.266388 w
   zip codes 1990:     45831
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    continental, oh
    continental

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