(from continent)
1Continent (horse) — Continent Sire Lake Coniston Grandsire Bluebird Dam Krisia Damsire Kris Sex Gelding Foaled …
2continent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continent , continens, from present participle of continēre to hold in more at contain Date: 14th century 1. exercising continence 2. obsolete restrictive • continently adverb …
3continent — {{11}}continent (adj.) late 14c., self restraining, from O.Fr. continent and directly from L. continentem (nom. continens) holding together, continuous, prp. of continere hold together (see CONTAIN (Cf. contain)). Meaning moved from exercising… …
4Continent — Con ti*nent, n. [L. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. F. continent. See {Continent}, a.] 1. That which contains anything; a receptacle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. Bp. Kennet. [1913 Webster] 2. One… …
5Continent — Con ti*nent, a. [L. continens, entis, prop., p. pr. of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent. See {Contain}.] 1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Exercising restraint as to the …
6continent — Ⅰ. continent [1] ► NOUN 1) any of the world s main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica). 2) (also the Continent) the mainland of Europe as distinct from the British Isles. ORIGIN from… …
7Continent Australien — La plaque continentale australienne (en bleu clair)comprend la Nouvelle Guinée mais pas les îles du Pacifique comme la Nouvelle Zélande. En géologie, le continent australien (appelé aussi Australie Nouvelle Guinée, Sahul, Meganesia, Grande… …
8Continent (album) — Continent Studio album by The Acacia Strain Released August 19th, 2008 Recorded Planet Z …
9continent — con‧ti‧nent [ˈkɒntnənt ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [countable] 1. one of the seven large masses of land in the world: • the continents of Asia and Africa 2. the Continent used to refer to Western Europe not including Britain: • There is now greater co… …
10Continent — In the UK the Continent (capital C) still invariably means ‘the mainland of Europe’ as distinct from the British Isles, as a geographical and cultural designation not affected by Britain s membership of the European Union. A continental breakfast …