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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kontinent
"Antarktis ist der kälteste Kontinent."
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One of the main continuous expanses of land on Earth.
"Asia is the largest continent by both land area and population."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin continent-, present participle of continere meaning 'to hold together, keep continuous'. Entering Middle English in the late 15th century as a noun meaning 'mainland', it evolved from the earlier adjectival sense describing unbroken expanses of land.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Continent" is said worldwide
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continent
Transliteration: continent
"L'Afrique est un vaste continent."
Kontinent
Transliteration: Kontinent
"Antarktis ist der kälteste Kontinent."
continente
Transliteration: continente
"L'Australia è considerata un'isola o un continente."
continente
Transliteration: continente
"Hay siete continentes en el mundo."
continente
Transliteration: continente
"O Brasil fica no continente sul-americano."
महाद्वीप
Transliteration: mahādvīp
"एशिया दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा महाद्वीप है।"
大陆
Transliteration: dàlù
"地球上共有七大洲。"
대륙
Transliteration: daeryuk
"아시아는 세계에서 가장 큰 대륙입니다."
大陸
Transliteration: tairiku
"アジアは世界最大の大きさを誇る大陸です。"
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