DARK CONTINENT

Meaning of DARK CONTINENT in English

ˌDark ˈContinent, the BrE AmE

a name given to Africa by Europeans in the 19th century. The name suggests that Africa was then an unknown area (to Europeans), but it is now considered an offensive name.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DARK CONTINENT — noun Date: 1829 the continent of Africa, something unknown or unexplored
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARK CONTINENT — n. Africa; term used in the 19th century referring to Africa before its large areas had been explored
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DARK CONTINENT — Date: 1829 1. often capitalized D&C : the continent of Africa 2. : something unknown or unexplored the microscope opened …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK CONTINENT — Function: noun Date: 1829 1 often capitalized D&C : the continent of Africa 2 : something unknown or unexplored
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
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DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DARK CONTINENT — n. Африка
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DARK CONTINENT — n. Африка
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DARK CONTINENT — 1) "черный континент", Африка 2) глушь, глухомань, тьмутаракань
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DARK CONTINENT — 1) "черный континент", Африка 2) глушь, глухомань, тьмутаракань
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK CONTINENT — Африка (ирон. - об отдаленных или нецивилизованных странах)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENT — One of seven large continuous masses of land: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed in …
Английский словарь Британика
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENT — I. ˈkänt( ə )nənt, -tənənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continent-, continens, from present participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENT — (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENT — (a.) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( a. ) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( a. ) Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENT — /kon"tn euhnt/ , n. 1. one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENT — I. ˈkän-tə-nənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continent-, continens, from present participle of continēre to hold …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — adj that which contains anything; a receptacle. 2. continent ·adj serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing. 3. continent ·adj …
Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — [con.ti.nent] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L continent-, continens, fr. prp. of continere to hold in--more at contain] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENT — one of the larger continuous masses of land, namely, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia, listed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTINENT — continent BrE AmE ˈkɒnt ɪn ənt -ən- AmE \ ˈkɑːnt ə n‿ənt ▷ continent|ly li ▷ continent|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — / ˈkɒntɪnənt; NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ noun 1. [ C ] one of the large land masses of the earth such as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENT — I. con ‧ ti ‧ nent 1 /ˈkɒntənənt, ˈkɒntɪnənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINENT — n. 1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINENT — n. 1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, n. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINENT — 1. n.1 any of the main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, N. and S. America, Australia, Antarctica). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — ( continents) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A continent is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a very …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE different ▪ It is different on the continent . ▪ Readers of Rupert Murdoch's …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTINENT — n. One of seven large continuous masses of land: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTINENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ African , Australian , North American , etc. ▪ entire , whole VERB + CONTINENT ▪ cross …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENT — I прил. 1) сдержанный, спокойный; умеренный (в потребностях, запросах) Syn : reserved, restrained, abstinent 2) целомудренный, добродетельный; воздержанный (в сексуальном …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — dark.ogg 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENT — continent.ogg _I ʹkɒntınənt n 1. материк, континент 2. (the Continent) Европейский материк ( в отличие от Британских о-вов ) 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENT — I [ʹkɒntınənt] n 1. материк, континент 2. (the Continent) Европейский материк ( в отличие от Британских о-вов ) 3. континентальная …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DARK — 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; б) …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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