continental
Of a continent
Continental means relating to or characteristic of a continent—a large landmass.
In European contexts, continental usually means mainland Europe as distinct from Britain: continental cuisine, a continental breakfast (the light morning meal of pastries and coffee typical of France or Italy).
Continental can also describe climate or scale: continental weather features temperature extremes; continental drift refers to the movement of landmasses.
In American history, the Continental Congress and Continental Army date from the Revolutionary War period.
Hard outer layer
- plateFlat dish for food
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
margin · collision · rift · craton · lithosphere · mantle · basalt · granite
Second-largest continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
Americas · mainland · expanse · vast · terrain · interior · heartland · coastline
Furthest from moderate
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- inlandAway from the coast
- dryFree from moisture
- aridDevoid of water
harsh · temperature · variation · precipitation · summer · winter · steppe · prairie
Collective social practices
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
history · diversity · Union · Eurozone · Schengen · multilingualism · Renaissance · enlightenment
Buttery baked dough
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- briocheEnriched French bread
- breadLeavened flour product
- butterSolid fat from cream
jam · coffee · juice · fruit · yogurt · muesli · cheese · cold cuts
Extremely great in size
- broadWide in span
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- extensiveCovering a large scope
spanning · cross-country · far-reaching · large-scale · comprehensive · ambitious · scope · scale
crust
Hard outer layer
shelf · margin · collision · rift · craton · lithosphere · mantle · basalt · granite · orogeny
Africa
Second-largest continent
- AsiaLargest continental landmass
- EuropeSmallest inhabited continent
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
Antarctica · Americas · mainland · expanse · vast · terrain · interior · heartland · coastline · peninsula
extreme
Furthest from moderate
arid · harsh · temperature · variation · precipitation · summer · winter · steppe · prairie · interior
culture
Collective social practices
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- architectureBuilding design discipline
traditions · history · diversity · Union · Eurozone · Schengen · multilingualism · Renaissance · enlightenment · classicism
pastry
Buttery baked dough
butter · jam · coffee · juice · fruit · yogurt · muesli · cheese · cold cuts · hotel
vast
Extremely great in size
- broadWide in span
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
extensive · spanning · cross-country · far-reaching · large-scale · comprehensive · ambitious · scope · scale · enterprise
- geologicaligneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic, tectonic
- breakfastpancakes, eggs Benedict, waffles, bacon, French toast
- Juegosbingo, bolos, domino, futbol, golf
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- inland terraininland, interior, hinterland, heartland, midland
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
continentalintercontinental
Spanning multiple continents
worldwide · global · world-wide · international · transcontinental
- continental breakfastBasic morning hotel meal
- lost continentFabled drowned landmass
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- continental driftGradual landmass repositioning
- seven continents
- continental divideDrainage boundary between oceans
continent, continents, incontinent, transcontinental, intercontinental, continental drift, subcontinental, continentals, continental shelf