continent meaning
EN
[ˈkɒntɪnənt] 
US WContinent
- A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with up to seven regions commonly regarded as continents.
- In geology, continents are described by means of tectonic plates. Plate tectonics is the process and study of the movement, collision and division of continents.
FR continent 
- NounPLcontinentsPREcon-SUF-ent
- (obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).
- (obsolete in general sense) A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.
- Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.
- (obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).
- AdjectiveCOMmore continentSUPmost continent
- Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
- Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
- a continent fever
- (obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
- Which is not tomb enough and continent/To hide the slain? (Shakespeare: Hamlet, 4.4.)
- Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The continent edge would downflex as the ocean floor is loaded by a continental-rise prism.
- Peter Heylin, 1652, Cosmographie, "the whole Continent of Europe, Asia, Africa."
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Much of the lycra on show began life hugging torsos on other continents.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of continent in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- fr continent
- en continental
- fr continental
- en continents
- fr continents
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "continent" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.