Meaning
continent
- mainland
In a sentence
L'Africa è un continente molto grande.
Africa is a very large continent.
Hai mai visitato un altro continente?
Have you ever visited another continent?
Siamo tornati sul continente ieri sera.
We returned to the mainland yesterday evening.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| continente | masculine · singular |
| continenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use continente for one of the world's large landmasses; use terraferma for the mainland opposite an island.
- In Italy, sul continente often means mainland Italy as opposed to islands like Sicily or Sardinia.
- Usually masculine: il continente, i continenti. With names: il continente africano, not *la continente*.