CONTINENT


Meaning of CONTINENT in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ African , Australian , North American , etc.

▪ entire , whole

VERB + CONTINENT

▪ cross

He crossed a whole ~ to find his family.

▪ cover , span

The police investigation spanned three ~s.

CONTINENT + VERB

▪ drift , move

The evidence that the ~s have drifted is overwhelming.

PREPOSITION

▪ across a/the ~

He journeyed across ~s in his quest for adventure.

▪ on the ~

Wolves are still found on the ~ of Europe.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .