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continent

con·ti·nent

continent

pronunciation:: kan tih nnt
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	A continent is any one of the seven very large areas of land on the earth. These continents are called Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. When we talk about the countries that make up a particular continent, we often include islands that are close to that continent or are connected with it by culture and history. For example, when we talk about the island country of Madagascar, we call it part of Africa even though it does not actually touch the continent. Did you know that Asia is the largest continent? It also has the most people.
derivation:	continently (adv.)

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	broader category including continent
	Earth, land
	names of the seven continents
	Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

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