el
masculine
/kontiˈnente/
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Translation
continent
Word origin
From Latin continentem, the present participle of continere ('to hold together'), from con ('together') plus tenere ('to hold'). The sense of a large landmass comes from the idea of continuous, connected land.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- continere
- English cognates
- continent, contain
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcontinentes
Examples
África diverso.
Africa is an enormous and very diverse continent.
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How many continents are there in the world?
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They travelled to another continent last year.
extiende .
The American continent stretches from north to south.
clima .
Each continent has its own climate and its own history.
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