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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
continent
/ˈkɒntɪnənt/
noun1 of 2
one of the very large areas of land on Earth that are usually divided into several countries
- “You think that my continent is more creative than yours.”Tatoeba
- “I think that your continent is much poorer than mine.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
adjective2 of 2
Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)