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Maritime vs Continental - What's the difference?

maritime | continental |

As adjectives the difference between maritime and continental

is that maritime is related to the sea or sailing while continental is of or relating to a continent or continents.

As a noun continental is

someone from "the continent".

maritime

English

(wikipedia maritime)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to the sea or sailing.
    • I enjoy maritime activities such as yachting and deep sea diving.
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  • Bordering on the sea.
    • the maritime states.
  • Living near or in the sea.
    • maritime animals.
  • Of or relating to a mariner or sailor.

    • Derived terms

    * Maritime Alps * Maritime Provinces * Maritimes

    Related terms

    * marina * marinara * marinate * marine * mariner

    continental

    English

    (wikipedia continental)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to a continent or continents.
  • :
  • *(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.
  • :
  • Characteristic of the style of continental Europe, as opposed to British.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“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.
  • :

    • 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 ) European

    Antonyms

    * (characteristic of the style of continental Europe ): British, English

    Derived terms

    * continental breakfast * continental drift * continental plate * continental quilt * continental shelf * continental slope

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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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