continent
/ˈkɑn.tə.nənt/
nouncon · ti · nent
Think: "CON" + "TIN" + "ENT"—a continent is a big landmass you can "CONTAIN" lots of countries in.
Yes, it's continent. Don’t swap the middle letters: it’s **con-ti-nent** (…**ti**…, not …**te**…).
Definition
- nounone of the large landmasses of Earth (such as Africa, Asia, or North America)
Examples
- “Asia is the largest continent by land area.”
- “We studied each continent on the map and labeled the oceans around it.”
- “Antarctica is the coldest continent, and it has no permanent residents.”
Synonyms
mainlandlandmassmajor landmasscontinental land
Antonyms
island
Translations
ES continentePT continenteFR continent
Common misspellings
continantcontanentcontnentcontientcontinenetcontanintcontinennt
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