No. 1,255 in Dutch
continent
A large, continuous area of land on Earth, typically comprising multiple countries.
In a sentence
Europa is een continent dat rijk is aan geschiedenis.
Europe is a continent rich in history.
Here, 'continent' refers to a large geographic area classified as one of Earth's seven main divisions.
Ze droomt ervan om elk continent te bezoeken.
She dreams of visiting every continent.
In this sentence, 'continent' is used to denote the major landmasses of Earth collectively.
De flora en fauna verschillen sterk per continent.
The flora and fauna differ greatly by continent.
Here, 'continent' is used to highlight the ecological differences between these large landmasses.
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