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continent nom {m} | continent [continents]◼◼◼(each of main land-masses on earth's surface) mainland◼◼◻(the main landmass of a country or continent) |
continent noir nom propre {m} | Dark Continent◼◼◼(Africa) |
continental adjectif | continental◼◼◼(of or relating to a continent or continents) |
Chine continentale nom {f} | mainland China◼◼◼(Communist China understood via its geographical position) |
dérive des continents nom {f} | continental drift◼◼◼noun |
incontinent adjectif | incontinent◼◼◼(lacking moral or sexual restraint) incontinent◼◼◼(lacking the ability to restrain natural discharges) incontinent◼◼◼(unable to contain or retain) |
intercontinental adjectif | intercontinental◼◼◼(between two or more continents) |
missile balistique intercontinental nom {m} | intercontinental ballistic missile◼◼◼(a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)) |
plateau continental nom {m} | continental shelf◼◼◼(the area of sea around a land mass) |
sous-continent nom {m} | subcontinent [subcontinents]◼◼◼(large landmass) |
supercontinent nom {m} | supercontinent [supercontinents]◼◼◼(one of modern landmasses) supercontinent [supercontinents]◼◼◼(very large continent in the Earth's past) |
transcontinental adjectif | transcontinental◼◼◼(crossing a continent) |
États-Unis continentaux nom propre {m} | continental United States◼◼◼(United States excluding Hawaii and other overseas territories) |