(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.

(2):

(n.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a continent.

(4):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.