Someone from the continent.
A member of the Continental army.
Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war.
(by extension) The smallest amount; a whit; a jot.
I don't care a continental!
Of or relating to a continent or continents.
continental drift
Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore
continental Europe
(chiefly in the UK) Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe
continental breakfast
Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War.
continental money