A large land mass rising abruptly from the deep ocean floor, including marginal regions that are shallowly submerged Continents constitute about one-third of the earth's surface
People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the continent of Europe except for Britain. Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent. One of seven large continuous masses of land: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed in order of size). Europe and Asia are sometimes considered a single continent, Eurasia. The continents vary greatly in size and in ratio of coastline to total area. More than two-thirds of the world's continental land area lies north of the equator, and all the continents except Antarctica are wedge-shaped, wider in the north than in the south. See also continental drift
the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there" one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot" having control over urination and defecation The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric
any one of the seven large land masses of the Earth, as distinct from the oceans They are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Antarctica Continents are constantly moving and evolving
One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically Phys
One of the seven large land masses The continents are North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Antarctica France is on the continent of Europe, and the United States is on the continent of North America
a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America
the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
{i} any of a number of large continuous land masses (usually considered to be 7: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica)
Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp
the continent avrupa kıtası the dark continent afrika
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the Con·ti·nent avrupa kıtası the dark Con·ti·nent afrika