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continent substantief
{n}

continent [continents](each of main land-masses on earth's surface)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt] [US: ˈkɑːn.tə.nənt]

continentaal China eigennam
{n}

mainland China(Communist China understood via its geographical position)
proper noun
[UK: ˈmeɪn.lænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈmeɪn.ˌlænd ˈtʃaɪ.nə]

continentaal plat substantief
{n}

continental shelf(the area of sea around a land mass)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.tɪ.ˈnen.tl̩ ʃelf] [US: ˌkɑːn.tə.ˈnen.tl̩ ˈʃelf]

continentaal recht substantief
{n}

civil law(legal system contrasting with common law)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.vəl lɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.vəl ˈlɑː]

continentale helling substantief

continental slope(fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean)
noun

continentie substantief
{f}

continence(voluntary control of urination and defecation)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.tɪ.nəns] [US: ˈkɒn.tɪ.nəns]

continentverschuiving substantief
{f}

continental driftnoun
[UK: ˌkɒn.tɪ.ˈnen.tl̩ drɪft] [US: ˌkɑːn.tə.ˈnen.tl̩ ˈdrɪft]

incontinentie substantief

incontinence [incontinences](inability to restrain discharge)
noun
[UK: ɪnˈk.ɒn.tɪ.nəns] [US: ˌɪnˈk.ɑːn.tə.nəns]

oercontinent substantief
{n}

supercontinent [supercontinents](very large continent in the Earth's past)
noun
[UK: ˌs(j)uːpəˈkɒntɪnənt ] [US: ˌsupərˈkɑntənənt ]

supercontinent substantief
{n}

supercontinent [supercontinents](very large continent in the Earth's past)
noun
[UK: ˌs(j)uːpəˈkɒntɪnənt ] [US: ˌsupərˈkɑntənənt ]

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