Значение

значений: 10
  1. One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.

  2. Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

    Kontinent, Erdteil

    контине́нтkontinént, матери́кmaterík

    контине́нтkontynént, матери́кmaterýk, суходілsuxodil

  3. (переносно)A large connected expanse of something in general.

    one of the large landmasses of the earth

  4. (шире, устаревшее)A large contiguous landmass as opposed to its islands, peninsulas, and so forth; mainland. Also specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa: see the Continent.

  5. (устаревшее)Any continuous tract or area of land; country, connected region.

  6. (устаревшее)Land (as opposed to the water), dry land.

  7. (устаревшее)The body or mass of a celestial body such as the sun or moon.

  8. (устаревшее)Container, vessel, something that holds or contains something else.

  9. (устаревшее)Space, capacity.

  10. (устаревшее)The principal or essential points of something viewed collectively: sum, summary, substance.

Примеры

предложений: 157
  1. Australia is both a country and a continent.

    Австралия - это и страна, и континент.

  2. Europe is a continent.

    Европа - это континент.

    deEuropa ist ein Kontinent.

  3. Africa is a continent.

    Африка — это континент.

    deAfrika ist ein Kontinent.

  4. There are five continents.

    Всего пять континентов.

  5. The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.

    deDer Kontinent ist reich an fossilen Brennstoffen.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
each of main land-masses on earth's surface:
Русский
По значениям 1
each of main land-masses on earth's surface:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
each of main land-masses on earth's surface:

Происхождение

Borrowed from Latin continens, noun use of present participle of continēre (“to contain”).

Borrowed from Latin continens, noun use of present participle of continēre (“to contain”).

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Формы

мн. число: continents
Ед. числоcontinent
Мн. числоcontinents

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Синонимы

синонимов: 1
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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 14

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