Multicultural vs Continental - What's the difference?
multicultural | continental |
Relating or pertaining to several different cultures
:* 31.X.2001' Viewed from the boardrooms of Britain, the market is becoming more '''multicultural than could have been imagined just five years ago. - ''
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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As adjectives the difference between multicultural and continental
is that multicultural is relating or pertaining to several different cultures while continental is of or relating to a continent or continents.As a noun continental is
someone from "the continent".multicultural
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(en adjective)- Quotations
The Guardian(2001)
