(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a very large area of land, such as Africa or Asia, that consists of several countries.
She loved the African ~...
Dinosaurs evolved when most ~s were joined in a single land mass.
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2.
People sometimes use the Continent to refer to the ~ of Europe except for Britain. (mainly BRIT)
Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.
N-PROPER: the N