continent

[US]/ˈkɒntɪnənt/
[UK]/ˈkɑːntɪnənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. continent
adj. self-restrained, restrained

Phrases & Collocations

seven continents

antarctic continent

Example Sentences

the continent of Asia

the American continent south of the tropic of Cancer.

the Continent and its sunnier climes.

a continent where settlement is at the mercy of geography.

Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.

they scout continents in search of the new green gold.

the part of the continent under Russia's sway .

The world’s coldest continent, and the most difficult to reach, is Antarctica.

a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries.

The map shows the configuration of the North American continent, with its mountains, rivers, and plains.

The new state of Hawaii is very far from the states on the east coast of the continent.

influence that extended to other continents; table legs that extend by unscrewing.

After 220 years of European settlement, the world's second-dryest continent (after Antarctica) is running out of surface water.

The patriotics in the saloon bar are delighted in reading those tabloid newspapers taking every oppurtunity hurling their continent neighbors .

Virulently opposed by most of the continent's media, Chávez receives the grudging respect of most of the region's governments.

Rand Flem-Ath and Graham Hancock all write that an unknown advanced civilization existed on the Antarctica continent and was destroyed by cataclysmic shifting of the crust of the Earth.

Real-world Examples

To shape the continents and the oceans.

Source: Earth Laboratory

The moment when Columbus finds the continent!

Source: L0 English Enlightenment

30,000 miles of track cross the continent.

Source: America The Story of Us

Africa is the second largest continent on earth.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Australia is a continent; New Zealand isn't.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Each line shows a country representing a different continent.

Source: Gates Couple Interview Transcript

CNN's Arwa Damon succeeded in exploring the frozen continent.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2020 Collection

This is providing the continent with an economic boost.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

There's another animal who shares this beautiful continent.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Those views chime across continents and oceans.

Source: The Economist - International

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