continental
French, adjective/kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
continental is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L (11 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,223rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Continental is a French adjective meaning “continental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui appartient à un continent”.
What does continental mean in English?
adjective
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continental
climat continental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui appartient à un continent. 2. Qualifie le climat ou la végétation que l’on trouve à l’intérieur d’un continent.
noun: 1. Personne de France continentale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of continental
- continentale feminine
- continentaux masculine plural
- continentales feminine plural
- Continentaux plural
- Continentale feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce continental?
- /kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
- \kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to continental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is continental in French?
continental appears 3.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).