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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Use of the word "Continental" #67767 04/29/2002 12:32 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Here's something from American Heritage I found on OneLook Dictionary.com: ADJECTIVE: 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent. 2. often Continental Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European. 3. Continental Of or relating to the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution. 4. Used as an intensive: “Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine,/The continental liar from the state of Maine.” (Grover Cleveland). Intense, huh? Book regards, Wordwatcher Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Use of the word "Continental" RMWSQFT 04/29/2002 12:19 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" Wordwind 04/29/2002 12:32 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" belMarduk 04/29/2002 12:37 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" hev 04/29/2002 12:42 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" consuelo 04/29/2002 12:53 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" slithy toves 04/29/2002 1:04 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" wwh 04/29/2002 1:22 AM Continental Breakfast jmh 04/29/2002 7:51 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" milum 04/29/2002 1:50 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" belMarduk 04/29/2002 1:52 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" WhitmanO'Neill 04/29/2002 2:46 AM . Max Quordlepleen 04/29/2002 3:32 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" Jackie 04/29/2002 11:08 AM Re: Use of the word "Continental" milum 04/29/2002 1:56 PM . Max Quordlepleen 04/29/2002 10:19 PM Re: Use of the word "Continental" Jackie 04/29/2002 11:13 PM Re: Use of the word "Continental" RMWSQFT 04/29/2002 11:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,374 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 15 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,202 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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