Simple meaning
What does Continent mean?
Continent is one big main land area on Earth.
Dictionary definition
One of Earth's large main land areas.
Example sentences
Continent in a sentence
easy
In social studies, we learned the word continent.
medium
Our class map showed how continent helps describe location and land.
hard
The passage uses continent to explain real-world geography in simple school language.
Synonyms
Words like Continent
geography termUse for words about places, land, and maps.
location wordUse for vocabulary about where things are.
Antonyms
Opposite words
different land typeUse as a contrast between unlike land or location features.
opposite featureUse as a helpful contrast in map and environment language.
Word family
Continent word family
Base word
continent
noun
continent
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does continent mean in a geography context?
Continent means continent is one big main land area on Earth.
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