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Continent Pronunciation
Continent is pronounced KAHN-tuh-nuhnt, IPA /ˈkɑntənənt/.
KAHN-tuh-nuhnt
US /ˈkɑntənənt/ · UK /ˈkɒntɪnənt/
Syllables: KAHN · tuh · nuhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: One of the world's great landmasses, such as Africa, Asia or Europe.
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Continent in a Sentence
- Africa is the second largest continent.
- She has worked on every continent except Antarctica.
- The railway crosses the continent in four days.
Common Mispronunciations of Continent
Not kuhn-TI-nuhnt
Continent and continental sit at opposite ends: the noun leads at the front, and kahn-ti-NEN-tuhl waits until its third beat.
Not KAHN-ti-nent
Neither beat behind the opening is said as it is written, since both empty out to a murmur.
Tip: The Continent, with a capital letter, means mainland Europe seen from Britain.
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