continental breakfast
noun
variants
often Continental breakfast
: a light breakfast (as of rolls or toast and coffee)
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There will also be a continental breakfast (not a sit-down meal).
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The petite inn has five comfortable en-suite rooms and serves a typical continental breakfast of baguettes and jams served on the terrace.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
There’s also an on-site bed-and-breakfast—each of their two units sleeps two—that includes a wine-tasting flight and a continental breakfast.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
The cost is $25 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025
The petite inn has five comfortable en-suite rooms and serves a typical continental breakfast of baguettes and jams served on the terrace.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
There’s also an on-site bed-and-breakfast—each of their two units sleeps two—that includes a wine-tasting flight and a continental breakfast.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
The cost is $25 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Continental breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continental%20breakfast. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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