continental
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Each species was also mapped to one of five continental regions.
From Science Daily
Sitting between the Atlantic and continental Europe, the UK is also exposed to fast-moving weather fronts, which can bring sudden shifts in temperature, wind, and precipitation.
From BBC
A club not in Europe would be able to go to 85% or above under the Premier League rules, designed to give teams not in continental competition some extra space to compete.
From BBC
Kolding -- Denmark's eighth biggest city with 64,000 inhabitants -- lies at the intersection of the main road and rail routes linking Jutland, the continental part of Denmark, to the eastern islands where Copenhagen is located.
From Barron's
It was a night of jubilation in Morocco, but anger in Senegal after the decision to strip the Senegalese national side of their continental football title and hand it to their North African rivals.
From BBC
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