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[ˌkɒntɪ'nentl] 1.nome continentale m. e f.2.1) geogr. continentale2) BE [universities, philosophy] continentale* * *[-'nen-]adjective continentale* * *continental /kɒntɪˈnɛntl/A a.2 del continente; sul continente; continentale: Continental Europe, l'Europa continentale; continental wars, guerre combattute sul continente (rispetto a un'isola, per es. l'Inghilterra, il Giappone, ecc.)3 (GB; anche Continental) del (o sul) continente europeo; dell'Europa continentale, europeo: continental countries, i paesi dell'Europa continentaleB n.● continental breakfast, colazione leggera; prima colazione all'europea (cfr. English breakfast, sotto English) □ (stor.) Continental Congress, il Congresso delle colonie americane (1774-76, che istituì l'esercito coloniale e promulgò la Dichiarazione di indipendenza) □ (geogr.) Continental Divide, spartiacque delle Montagne Rocciose □ (geol.) continental drift, deriva dei continenti □ (geol.) continental formation, formazione dei continenti □ (GB) continental quilt, piumino; trapunta □ (geol.) continental shelf, piattaforma continentale.* * *[ˌkɒntɪ'nentl] 1.nome continentale m. e f.2.1) geogr. continentale2) BE [universities, philosophy] continentale
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