Synonyms for continental
ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlcon·ti·nen·tal

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1. continentaladjective

   Synonyms:
   European, mainland

   Antonyms:
   English, British

2. continentaladjective

   Of or relating to a continent or continents.

   continental drift

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

3. continentaladjective

   In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.

   continental Europe

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   British, English

4. continentaladjective

   Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.

   continental breakfast

   Synonyms:
   mainland, European

   Antonyms:
   English, British

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1. Continentaladjective

   of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

   "a Continental breakfast"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, world-wide, worldwide

2. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

   "the Continental Army"; "the Continental Congress"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, worldwide, intercontinental

3. continentaladjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

   "the continental divide"; "continental drift"

   Antonyms:
   intercontinental, worldwide, world-wide

4. continentaladjective

   being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

   "the continental United States"; "continental Europe"; "continental waters"

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, intercontinental, worldwide

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1. List of paraphrases for "continental":

   shelf, mainland, continent-wide, continentale, plateau, continent, platform, continental-scale, inland, tray, intercontinental, hemispheric

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1. Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz:

   Due to lack of industry interest in leasing in the area, Interior Department will not move forward with the proposed Cook Inlet [ Outer Continental Shelf ] oil and gas lease sale 258.

2. David Bowdish:

   I want to be crystal clear here: We do not see any evidence so far of ... an outside-continental-U.S. plot. We may find it some day, we may not. We don't know.

3. Jenn Varian:

   Elevation is a huge factor for snow in the Western US as elevation varies widely, our forecast area has both the highest elevation and the lowest elevation point in the CONUS( continental United States). And they're in the same county !

4. Didi Chuxing:

   Based on DiDi's practical experience on mobility as well as Continental's advanced products and technologies … the parties will explore cooperation mainly in the areas of intelligent & connected vehicles (ICV) and customized new energy vehicles.

5. Sebastian Coe:

   We believe that ultimately these changes will be beneficial not only to Kenyan and East African distance runners, but to our leading athletes around the globe, because it will result in a stronger, higher-profile, commercially-successful annual showcase series for our sport, and it's important to remember that the IAAF will be creating other continental competition opportunities outside the Diamond League as we redesign the global calendar.