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tadpole

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

2 often Continental of or relating to the colonies later forming the U.S. //Continental Congress

being the part of the U.S. on the North American continent

also being the part of the U.S. comprising the lower 48 states

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

often Continental an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army
a piece of Continental paper currency
the least bit //not worth a continental
2 often Continental of or relating to the colonies later forming the U.S. //Continental Congress
being the part of the U.S. on the North American continent
also being the part of the U.S. comprising the lower 48 states

noun

often Continental an American soldier of the Revolution in the Continental army
a piece of Continental paper currency
the least bit //not worth a continental