continent
One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on…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.
» Australia is both a country and a continent.
Австралия - это и страна, и континент.
Значение
значений: 10One 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.
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
(переносно)A large connected expanse of something in general.
one of the large landmasses of the earth
(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.
(устаревшее)Any continuous tract or area of land; country, connected region.
(устаревшее)Land (as opposed to the water), dry land.
(устаревшее)The body or mass of a celestial body such as the sun or moon.
(устаревшее)Container, vessel, something that holds or contains something else.
(устаревшее)Space, capacity.
(устаревшее)The principal or essential points of something viewed collectively: sum, summary, substance.
Примеры
предложений: 157Australia is both a country and a continent.
Австралия - это и страна, и континент.
Europe is a continent.
Европа - это континент.
deEuropa ist ein Kontinent.
Africa is a continent.
Африка — это континент.
deAfrika ist ein Kontinent.
There are five continents.
Всего пять континентов.
The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.
deDer Kontinent ist reich an fossilen Brennstoffen.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
По значениям 1
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. число | continent |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 1- the European mainland:Continental Europe