continental region
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinentalandregion
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continental
adjective
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬ənˈen.t̬əl/
of or relating ...
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region
noun[C]
uk/ˈriː.dʒən/us/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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(Definition ofcontinentalandregionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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White garments are typical for thecontinentalregion, but each has its own decorative scarves, shawls, aprons, and jewellery.
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However, family honor entails different components depending on thecontinentalregion.
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In addition, the country,continentalregion, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
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Depending on the number of countries registered percontinentalregion, that many slots were given at the world championships.
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Of importance was the identification of the threat of introduction from neighbouring countries and possible virus movement between different continental regions.
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The funeral architecture with similar or divergent characteristics was practiced by the peoples who lived in a widecontinentalregionand at different times, in prehispanic times.
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The proposal is made that the coastal nations should act as trustees of the continental regions outside their immediate coasts.
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These citizens enjoy a positive and enriching diversity, and they demand to be given the right to enjoy the same opportunities as other citizens from continental regions.
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Where hotspots occur in continental regions, basaltic magma rises through the continental crust, which melts to form rhyolites.
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To a large extent, major continental regions are mental constructs created by considering an efficient way to define large areas of the continents.
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Temperate continental regions rather than local temperature differences are small, are heavily influenced by the monsoon.
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This boundary is observed in various continental regions at a depth of 15 to 20 km, however it is not found in oceanic regions.
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It is bordered along the western and eastern sides by continental regions of irregular terrain.
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Through a series of similar consultations around the world in the following years, regional development spread in 13 major continental regions.
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Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet.
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