Continent Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈkɑntənənt/

KAHN-tuh-nuhnt

UK

/kˈɒntɪnənt/

KON-ti-nuhnt

التعريف

A continent is one of the large land areas on Earth, such as Africa, Asia, or Europe. There are usually considered to be seven continents in the world.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in academic, geographic, and everyday contexts. Common collocations: 'on the continent', 'continental'. Not to be confused with 'country' (smaller region inside a continent).

• Spanish: continente
• Portuguese (BR): continente
• Portuguese (PT): continente
• Chinese (Simplified): 大陆
• Chinese (Traditional): 大陸
• Hindi: महाद्वीप
• Arabic: قارة
• Bengali: মহাদেশ
• Russian: континент
• Japanese: 大陸
• Vietnamese: lục địa
• Korean: 대륙
• Turkish: kıta
• Urdu: بر اعظم
• Indonesian: benua

جمل نموذجية

Africa is a very large continent.

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There are seven continents on Earth.

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Australia is the smallest continent.

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He dreams of visiting every continent someday.

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Europe and Asia are actually connected as one huge continent.

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Each continent has its own unique animals and plants.

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