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Continental

Continental is the adjective form of continent

Continent

A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents ? they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia ....
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Continental is the adjective form of continent

Continent

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Continental climate
Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate that is characterized by winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer, although east coast areas may show an even distribution of precipitation....
, a type of climate
Climate

Climate encompasses the temperatures, humidity, atmospheric pressure, winds, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and numerous other Meteorology elements in a given region over long periods of time, as opposed to the term weather, which refers to current activity of these same elements....
Continental Europe
Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas....
, or various terms relating to continental Europe such as continental breakfast and continental lifestyle
Continental glacier
Glacier

A glacier is a large, slow-moving mass of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity and high pressure....
, the type of glacier that occurs in and on moderately sloped land at lower (non-mountain) elevations

Continental philosophy
Continental philosophy

Continental philosophy, in contemporary usage, refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe. This sense of the term originated among English-speaking philosophers in the second half of the 20th century, who found it useful for referring to a range of thinkers and traditions outside the analytic philo...
, a 20th century school of philosophy based mostly on texts by French and German philosophers
Continental (album)
Continental (album)

Continental is an album by the British band Saint Etienne which saw release only in Japan.It is a compilation that includes previously released material such as the UK hit "He's on the Phone" as well as curios like their cover of the Paul Gardiner/Gary Numan song "Stormtrooper in Drag." Many of tracks were recorded during the 'wildern...
, an album by UK band Saint Etienne
Continental Army
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
, the unified command structure of the 13 colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolution
Continental (Brand)
Continental (Brand)

Continental is a manufacturer of side dishes and recipe bases in Australia. It is a subsidiary of Unilever. Throughout the 1990s, United Kingdom chef Keith Floyd appeared on its advertisements, under the tagline "You and Continental, Just Brilliant!"...
, a brand of dried and pre-packaged foods used by Unilever in Australia
Continental (card game)
Continental (card game)

An intense knock rummy game with Italian origin, based on Rumino, played up to 6 players. Two 52-card decks are used plus 4 Joker .Object is to get the other players score over 100 points and keep your score low....
, a rummy style card game
Continental (currency)
Continental (currency)

Continental currency was a paper currency issued by the Continental Congress, after the American Revolution began in 1775. Eric P. Newman, a leading authority on the early paper money of America, distinguishes between Continental Currency, issued by the authority of the Continental Congress, Colonial Scrip, issued by the colonies before the r...
, paper money issued by the US government during the American Revolution
Continental Electronics
Continental Electronics

Continental Electronics is a major United States manufacturer of broadcast and military radio transmitters, based in Dallas, Texas. Although Continental today is best known for its FM broadcasting, shortwave, and military VLF transmitters, Continental is most significant historically for its line of mediumwave transmitters, many of which ar...
, a manufacturer of radio transmitters
Continental Grain, a former name of ContiGroup Companies
ContiGroup Companies

Formed in 1813, ContiGroup Companies, Inc was originally founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 countries while employing more than 13,500 people worldwide....
Grupo Continental Honduras
Jaime Rosenthal

Jaime Rolando Rosenthal Oliva is a Honduras politician.Jaime Rosenthal is also the leader of one of Liberal Party of Honduras's wings, and has been a perennial candidate for President of Honduras....
(Continental Group in Honduras), a group of businesses companies in Honduras owned by Jaime Rosenthal
Continental Records
Continental Records

Continental Records was the name of two different record labels of the mid 20th century, one based in New York City, the United States, and the second based in S?o Paulo , Brazil....
, a record label
Continental knitting, a style of knitting in which the yarn is held in the left hand
Continental stitch
Tent stitch

Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle....
, a needlepoint embroidery (tent) stitch worked on canvas

Transportation

Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines, Inc. is a United States certificated Airline. Based in Houston, Texas, it is the fourth-largest airline in the US based on revenue passenger miles....
, a major international airline
Continental AG
Continental AG

Continental Aktiengesellschaft , internally often called Conti for short, is a worldwide leading manufacturer of tires, brake systems, vehicle stability control systems, engine injection systems, tachographs and other parts for the automotive and transport industries....
, a worldwide leading automotive parts manufacturer based in Hanover, Germany
Lincoln Continental
Lincoln Continental

The Lincoln Continental, an automobile produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company, began for the 1939 model year. Over the next 63 years, despite these cars sharing underpinnings with less-expensive Ford automobiles, Continental was usually a distinctively styled, highly equipped luxury car....
, a model of automobile made by Lincoln, a division of the Ford Motor Company
Bentley Continental
Bentley Continental

Bentley Motors Limited has used the Continental name on a number of automobiles since 1952.* 1952?1955 Bentley R Continental* 1955?1959 Bentley S1 Continental...
, a line of automobiles made by Bentley Motors Limited
Continental Motors
Continental Motors

Teledyne Continental Motors is an engine manufacturer located in Mobile, Alabama. The company is part of the Teledyne conglomerate. Although Continental is most well known for its light aviation engines, they were also contracted to produce the air-cooled V12 engine Continental AV1790-5B gasoline engine for the U.S....
, an aircraft engine manufacturer in the United States
Continental automobile, an automobile manufactured, 1933-34

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