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continental

[kon-tn-en-tl] / ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl /
ADJECTIVE
multinational
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So how do you divvy up the biggest spectacle in sports among three continental powers?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Wetherspoon has just opened its first pub in continental Europe in Spain’s Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández airport, the gateway to Benidorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It may also be linked to the later separation of Antarctica and Australia and could even have played a role in that continental breakup.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

That’s a 5% discount to Shell and a 30% discount to continental European peers TotalEnergies and Eni.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

This continental difference in harmful germs resulted paradoxically from the difference in useful livestock.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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