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continent
One of the large continuous land masses on Earth, such as Asia, Africa, or Europe.
RELATED WORDS (the continents):
- ユーラシア大陸 (Eurasian continent)
- アフリカ大陸 (African continent)
- 北アメリカ大陸 (North American continent)
- 南アメリカ大陸 (South American continent)
- オーストラリア大陸 (Australian continent)
- 南極大陸 (Antarctic continent)
Japanese school geography counts these six continents (六大陸), with Asia and Europe as one landmass.
Related words
- 大陸性 (continental - as adjective)
- 大陸棚 (continental shelf)
- 島国 (island nation - Japan)
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島 (island)
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島国 (island nation)
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半島 (peninsula)
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オーストラリア (Australia)
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アフリカ大陸 (the African continent)