Continental vs International - What's the difference?
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Of or relating to a continent or continents.
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*(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)
*:No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances.
In the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands.
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Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
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*:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
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Someone from "the continent".
(US History) A member of the Continental army.
(US History) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war (hence the expression "not worth a continental")
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Of or concerning the association called the International.
Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
, volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Foreign; of another nation.
(sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
(sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
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As an adjective continental
is of or relating to a continent or continents.As a noun continental
is someone from "the continent".As a proper noun international is
international airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.continental
English
(wikipedia continental)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands ): mainland * (characteristic of the style of continental Europe ) EuropeanAntonyms
* (characteristic of the style of continental Europe ): British, EnglishDerived terms
* continental breakfast * continental drift * continental plate * continental quilt * continental shelf * continental slopeNoun
(en noun)international
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Globalisation is about taxes too, passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.}}
See also
* supranationalNoun
(en noun)- The United team includes five England internationals .