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continent [ˈkɒntınənt] N

Phrases:

the C-
欧洲大陆 Ōuzhōu dàlù
▶ continental [ˌkɒntıˈnentəl] ADJ
▶ continentally ADV

contingent1 [kənˈtındʒənt] ADJ

continual [kənˈtınjʊəl] ADJ

sentimental [ˌsentıˈmentəl] ADJ

transcontinental [ˌtrænzkɒntı­ˈnentəl] N

intercontinental [ˌıntəˌkɒntıˈnentəl] ADJ

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Continental collision is not an instantaneous event, but may take several tens of millions of years before the faulting and folding caused by collision stop.
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We finished sixty continental bulls on one of three ad libitum diets: rolled barley, maize meal or flaked maize-based.
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Continental Divide has a post office with ZIP code 87312.
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An interpretation is that deposits occurred in a tidal area, with a continental rift allowing magma from the mantle to intrude.
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This allowed the dispute over territorial waters and continental shelf to remain unresolved.
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Unfortunately, we are most likely to find the continental style vise used this way, and it's really least suited to the task.
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In continental competitions, all clubs receive the same number of points at all stages regardless of the performance level of their leagues.
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The thinnest continental crust is found in rift zones, where the crust is thinned by detachment faulting and eventually severed, replaced by oceanic crust.
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They are common in driftnet catches of tuna along the edge of the continental shelf.
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Crustal movements (such as continental drift) or polar cap melting are slow secular events.
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