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Antonyms for continent

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-tn-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn tn ənt

Definition of continent

Origin :
  • late 14c., "self-restraining," from Old French continent and directly from Latin continentem (nominative continens) "holding together, continuous," present participle of continere "hold together" (see contain). Meaning moved from "exercising self-restraint" to "chaste" 14c., and to bowel and bladder control 19c.
  • adj chaste, pure
Example sentences :
  • War is a rough teacher, but it is evidently the only one for the Continent.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Vienna has had her share in the general improvement of the Continent.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Let us proceed with the continent where we find ourselves at present, resumed Hatteras.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • The people were better fed and better clothed than any of their neighbours on the Continent.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • "You were on the continent this morning, Father Jos," said Cornelius.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • They are like explorers who should mistake a boundary for the interior of a continent.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • The migration of Europeans to the American continent was the final step.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • What parts of the continent did Cartier become interested in?
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • Belgium has the best-developed track system on the continent.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • A similar proportion is found in nearly every country on the continent.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

Synonyms for continent

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