continent meaning

Noun: continent  kóntnunt

1. One of the large landmasses of the earth
   "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"

Adjective: continent  kóntnunt

1. Having control over urination and defecation 
2. Abstaining from sexual intercourse
   - celibate

Noun: Continent

1. The European mainland
   "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"

Derived forms: continents

See also: chaste, contain, continence, continency, continental

Type of: land mass, landmass, mainland

Antonym: incontinent

Part of: Europe

Encyclopedia: Continent

[Medicine]
adj : exercising continence — con·ti·nent·ly adv

Examples

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1. the ostrich indeed inhabits continents.
2. economic depression was stalking the continent.
3. the seas are rising and the continents are rocking.
4. here was a continent of 200 million souls.
5. the african continent spans the equator.