continental
noun
Definitions
Someone from the continent.
A member of the Continental army.
Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.
(by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.
Example: I don't care a continental!
adjective
Definitions
Of or relating to a continent or continents.
Example: continental drift
Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore
Example: continental Europe
(chiefly in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe
Example: continental breakfast
Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
Example: continental money