continental
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Is continental a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (US, historical) Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.Examples: "continental money"UShistorical
noun (English)
1. (US, historical) A member of the Continental army.UShistorical
2. (US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.UShistorical
3. (obsolete, by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.Examples: "not worth a continental"; "I don't care a continental!"broadlyobsolete
adj (English)
1. Synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland)UKalt-ofalternativenot-comparable
2. Synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland)UKalt-ofalternativenot-comparable
3. (historical, US, UK) Pertaining to the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress.UKUShistoricalnot-comparable
noun (English)
1. Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)UK
2. Synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)UK
3. (historical, US, UK) A denizen of the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress.UKUShistorical
Definition source: Wiktionary