CONTINENTALS
Noun
Continentals
plural of Continental
Noun
continentals
plural of continental
Source: Wiktionary
CONTINENTAL
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