dictionary.ptcontinentaladjectivemasculine/femininegeneral usevery common/kõtɨnẽˈtal/con·ti·nen·talPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1Relating to or characteristic of a continent.Usage examples“Mainland Portugal excludes the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.”“A continental climate has cold winters and hot summers.”AntonymsinsularoceanicCommon combinationscontinental Europecontinental climatecontinental shelf
Relating to or characteristic of a continent.Usage examples“Mainland Portugal excludes the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.”“A continental climate has cold winters and hot summers.”AntonymsinsularoceanicCommon combinationscontinental Europecontinental climatecontinental shelf