continental Europe

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continental Europe

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  1. The contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands.

    Similar: mainland Europe

  2. informal The European countries, excluding the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland. But it’s not just Jean-Claude Juncker who believes that May lives in another galaxy: most leaders in continental Europe believe that – including Angela Merkel.

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中文歐陸 /欧陆 ōulù

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@misc{continental_europe_2026,
  title = {continental Europe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continental%20europe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}