continent
n. any of a number of large continuous land masses (usually considered to be 7: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica) | ||||
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Continent Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Continent
One of the large, unbroken masses of land into which the Earth's surface is divided. (DOI4)
One of the large, unbroken masses of land into which the Earth's surface is divided. (DOI4)
Continent Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Continent
(a.)
That which contains anything; a receptacle.
(a.)
Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
(a.)
One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.
(a.)
Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
(a.)
Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
(a.)
Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
(a.)
That which contains anything; a receptacle.
(a.)
Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
(a.)
One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.
(a.)
Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
(a.)
Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
(a.)
Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
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Continent
Noun
1. the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
(hypernym) Europe
Noun
1. the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"
(hypernym) Europe
continent
Noun
1. one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"
(hypernym) landmass
(hyponym) Africa
(part-meronym) craton
Adjective
1. having control over urination and defecation
(antonym) incontinent
2. abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests"
(synonym) celibate
(similar) chaste
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The wind of change is blowing through this continent
Origin
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) British prime minister in a speech to the South African Parliament, 1960. 'The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.'
Origin
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) British prime minister in a speech to the South African Parliament, 1960. 'The wind of change is blowing through the continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact.'
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CONTINENT
that which contains anything That which is contained
that which contains anything That which is contained
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continent
continent
\con"ti*nent\, n. [l. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. f. continent. see continent, a.]
1. that which contains anything; a receptacle. [obs.] the smaller continent which we call a pipkin. kennet.
2. one of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (phys. geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of north america.
note: the continents are now usually regarded as six in number: north america, south america, europe, asia, africa, and australia. but other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents; as, the antarctic continent; the continent of greenland. europe, asia, and africa are often grouped together as the eastern continent, and north and south america as the western continent.
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the continent
continent
\con"ti*nent\, n. [l. continens, prop., a holding together: cf. f. continent. see continent, a.]
1. that which contains anything; a receptacle. [obs.] the smaller continent which we call a pipkin. kennet.
2. one of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (phys. geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of north america.
note: the continents are now usually regarded as six in number: north america, south america, europe, asia, africa, and australia. but other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents; as, the antarctic continent; the continent of greenland. europe, asia, and africa are often grouped together as the eastern continent, and north and south america as the western continent.
similar words(1)
the continent
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Diwair
Diwair = a. unimparting; continent, chaste; faithful
Diwair = a. unimparting; continent, chaste; faithful
Diweirin
Diweirin = a. continent, chaset
Continent Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Atlantis
Atlantis In Theosophical literature the fourth great land-massif or continental system which composed the land area of this globe several million years ago, and which was the home of the fourth root-race. Atlantis was not the name of this land area when inhabited by its own populations, but is borrowed by theosophists from Plato.
A surprising number of very ancient traditions besides those of Greece support the Atlantean hypothesis. Some of the widespread deluge stories, certainly those surviving during the Classic period in the nations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, relate only to Plato's relatively small island, Poseidonis, more or less the size of modern Ireland, if we follow Plato's statements of size; but in addition to these there have been many deluges noticed in the traditions of other peoples scattered over the face of the globe. The chief great flood referred to the principal collapse of Atlantis, the main sinking occurring during the Miocene period several million years ago. Other island-continents sank later, e.g., Daitya and Ruta (Sanskrit name for one of the last great islands of the Atlantean system in the Pacific Ocean) which went down during the Pliocene times -- in Geikie's Nomenclature, about 850,000 years ago. (SD 2:314).
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Atlantis In Theosophical literature the fourth great land-massif or continental system which composed the land area of this globe several million years ago, and which was the home of the fourth root-race. Atlantis was not the name of this land area when inhabited by its own populations, but is borrowed by theosophists from Plato.
A surprising number of very ancient traditions besides those of Greece support the Atlantean hypothesis. Some of the widespread deluge stories, certainly those surviving during the Classic period in the nations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, relate only to Plato's relatively small island, Poseidonis, more or less the size of modern Ireland, if we follow Plato's statements of size; but in addition to these there have been many deluges noticed in the traditions of other peoples scattered over the face of the globe. The chief great flood referred to the principal collapse of Atlantis, the main sinking occurring during the Miocene period several million years ago. Other island-continents sank later, e.g., Daitya and Ruta (Sanskrit name for one of the last great islands of the Atlantean system in the Pacific Ocean) which went down during the Pliocene times -- in Geikie's Nomenclature, about 850,000 years ago. (SD 2:314).
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Root-Race
Root-Race The main serial divisions of the human life-wave on any globe of a planetary chain; for instance, the root-races on our globe D include the third or Lemurian, the fourth or Atlantean, and the present fifth. Each such root-race contains many and various races as the word is commonly understood. All the human beings alive today are part of the fifth root-race. Each life-wave when it has completed its cycle of seven root-races on one globe, transfers its life-energies to the next globe, whereupon begins the same sequence of seven root-races on that next globe. Thus each globe of a planetary chain has its seven root-races, which together constitute one globe-round, the whole set of seven globe-rounds completing one planetary round. See also RACE(S)
Continent(s). See ATLANTIS, LEMURIA, HYPERBOREAN, ROOT-RACE, etc.
Continent Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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CONTINENT
A large land mass rising abruptly from the deep ocean floor, including marginal regions that are shallowly submerged. Continents constitute about one-third of the earth's surface.
A large land mass rising abruptly from the deep ocean floor, including marginal regions that are shallowly submerged. Continents constitute about one-third of the earth's surface.
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continent
One of the large, continuous areas of the Earth into which the land surface is divided.
One of the large, continuous areas of the Earth into which the land surface is divided.
Continent Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Continent Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Continent
A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, but seven areas are commonly regarded as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
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