Definition of: Continental

(kon′tə·nen′təl) adjective
1. European; pertaining to the continent of Europe.
2. Pertaining to the United States during the Revolutionary War, or to the continental portion of the United States.
—noun
1. A native or resident of the continent of Europe; European.
2. A soldier of the regular forces under the control of Congress in the Revolutionary War.
3. A note of the rapidly depreciated paper money issued by Congress during the Revolution.
—not worth a Continental Practically valueless.