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adjective

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Noun
Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross-continental, travel. Wired, 22 Aug. 2019 Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here. Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Adjective
London will be the biggest loser in continental Europe, with the fewest centimillionaires set to be added to the ever-growing list between now and 2040. Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 18 Sep. 2024 Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s length is equivalent to that of the entire west coast of the U.S., yet accounts for 10 percent of the entire planet’s coral reef ecosystems — that’s nearly 3,000 coral reefs, 300 coral cays, 600 continental islands, and 150 inshore mangrove islands. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for continental 

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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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