Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continental europe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: con-ti-nen-tal eu-rope
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.

name

The European countries, excluding the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland.

Informal

Example Sentences

"But it’s not just Jean-Claude Juncker who believes that May lives in another galaxy: most leaders in continental Europe believe that – including Angela Merkel."

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

mainland Europe

Questions

What does continental europe mean?: The contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.

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