continental:
(Usually with a capital ‘C‘; plural: ‘continentals‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ in this word is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound as in “kong” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
continentals
a person belonging to the mainland of Europe but not the British Isles; a European;
(without a capital ‘c’) a person belonging to a continent;
a soldier of the Continental Army in the American Revolution;
a person (a native) who belongs to and lives and works in Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands,
Continentals (soldiers) of the Continental Army
Monsieur Alphonse is a Continental; he comes from France, a country in Europe.
There are no continentals on Antarctic continent. (i.e. there are no native or indigenous people living there; the people who have ever lived there are the scientists from different countries who have been involved in scientific researches since late 19th century)
The Continentals of the Continental Army of the colonial revolutionaries in America were mainly militia, local citizens working as part-time soldiers.
Most Americans do not know that the continentals on US Virgin Islands are citizens of the USA.
