1. (除英国之外)欧洲大陆的
Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.

2. 欧洲大陆人
A continental is someone who comes from the continent of Europe.

3. 典型欧洲大陆的;具欧洲大陆特征的
If you describe someone or something as continental, you think that they are typical of the continent of Europe.

4. 大洲的;大陆的
Continental is used to refer to something that belongs to or relates to a continent.

5. (除夏威夷、美属维尔京群岛等之外)美国大陆的，美国本土的
The continental United States consists of all the states which are situated on the continent of North America, as opposed to Hawaii and territories such as the Virgin Islands.

6. (美国革命时期)发生(或存在)于美洲殖民地的，美洲大陆的
Continental means existing or happening in the American colonies during the American Revolution.

7. (美国革命时期的)大陆军士兵
Continentals were soldiers who fought in the Continental Army against the British in the American Revolution.

1. being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe

e.g. the continental United States
continental Europe
continental waters

2. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

e.g. the continental divide
continental drift

3. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

e.g. the Continental Army
the Continental Congress