English Dictionary

continental

/ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/

noun

Someone from the continent. / (US, historical) A member of the Continental army. / (US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.

She is a continental.

意味（1）

Someone from the continent.

Reflecting on his long career chronicling scientists, J. G. Crowther wondered why it was that in the grand debates over the nature of light, x-rays, and cathode rays, the British opted for particles and the continentals for waves.

意味（2）

(US, historical) A member of the Continental army.

意味（3）

(US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.

意味（4）

(obsolete, by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.

not worth a continental