In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
CONTINENTAL
continental
(adjective) being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe; “the continental United States”; “continental Europe”; “continental waters”
continental
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of a continent; “the continental divide”; “continental drift”
Continental
(adjective) of or pertaining to or typical of Europe; “a Continental breakfast”
continental
(adjective) of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War; “the Continental Army”; “the Continental Congress”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
continental (comparative more continental, superlative most continental)
Of or relating to a continent or continents.
of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore
(chiefly, in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe
(US, historical) Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
Synonyms
• (in the main part of a country or region, as opposed to on one of its islands): mainland
• (characteristic of the style of continental Europe) European
Antonyms
• (characteristic of the style of continental Europe): British, English
Noun
continental (plural continentals)
Someone from the continent.
(US, historical) A member of the Continental army.
(US, historical) Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.
(by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.
Etymology
Adjective
Continental (not comparable)
synonym of European (including insular Europe, such as Britain, Ireland)
(UK) Alternative form of continental, continental European.
(UK) Alternative form of continental (pertaining to the European Union).
(historical, US, UK) Pertaining to the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress.
Noun
Continental (plural Continentals)
synonym of European (a denizen of Europe)
(UK) A denizen of continental Europe
(UK) A denizen of the European Union
(historical, US, UK) A denizen of the colonies of British North America covered by the Continental Congress.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`ti*nen"tal, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a continent.
2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition. Macaulay. No former king had involved himself so frequently in the labyrinth of continental alliances. Hallam.
3. (Amer. Hist.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money. The army before Boston was designated as the Continental army, in contradistinction to that under General Gage, which was called the "Ministerial army." W. Irving. Continental Congress. See under Congress.
– Continental system (Hist.), the blockade of Great Britain ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21, 1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime and commercial supremacy of Great Britain, by cutting her off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe.
Con`ti*nen"tal, n. (Amer. Hist.)
Definition: A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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