continent

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːntɪnənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒntɪnənt/
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adjective
R

able to control your feelings, especially about sex

Being continent helps people make wise choices about relationships.

R

able to control when you go to the bathroom

Children learn to be continent as they grow older.

noun
A2

a very large area of land, like Asia or Africa

Africa is the second largest continent in the world.

R

the main part of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland

They traveled across the continent to visit many countries.

translation

adj. able to control your feelings, especially about sex; able to control when you go to the bathroom
n. a very large area of land, like Asia or Africa; the main part of Europe, not including Britain or Ireland

Word Forms

Plural continents