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continental

US /ˌkɑntəˈnɛntəl/

adjective Advanced · C1 Du lịch & lưu trú

Definition

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The hotel serves a continental breakfast with bread, fruit, and coffee.

Word Family

NounNoun
colony continent
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
continental gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • mainlandthe main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

Collocations

  • Easy continental breakfast
    describing continental breakfast (of or pertaining to or typical of Europe)
  • Medium continental flight
    describing continental flight (of or pertaining to or typical of Europe)
  • Hard continental shelf
    describing continental shelf (of or pertaining to or typical of Europe)
  • Very Hard continental drift theory
    describing continental drift theory (of or pertaining to or typical of Europe)

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