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Places

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Continental, Arizona Continental is a populated place located about south of Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona, United States, near the town of Sahuarita, Arizona, Sahuarita and the retirement community of Green Valley, Arizona, Green Valley. Once a ...
, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US *
Continental, Ohio Continental is a village in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,102 at the 2020 census. History Continental, originally named Maurice City, was platted in 1888. Several months later, the village was incorporated under the n ...
, a small town in Putnam County, US


Arts and entertainment

* ''Continental'' (album), an album by Saint Etienne *
Continental (card game) Continental Rummy (also called Continental, May I?, and Double-deck rummy) is a progressive partnership Rummy card game related to Rumino. It is considered the forerunner of the whole family of rummy games using two packs of cards as one. Its n ...
, a rummy-style card game * ''Continental'' (film), a 2013 film *
Continental Singers Continental Singers, Inc (also simply called, "The Continentals") was an evangelical Christian nonprofit organization based in Ventura, California. It was founded in 1967 with a mission to, "Advance the kingdom of Jesus Christ around the world th ...
, a Christian music organization


Companies

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ContiGroup Companies ContiGroup Companies, Inc (CGC) was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium, in 1813 as a grain-trading firm. Formerly known as Continental Grain, ContiGroup has expanded into a multinational corporation with offices and facilities in 10 c ...
or Continental Grain *
Continental AG Continental AG, commonly known as Continental and colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company. Headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony, it is the world's third- largest automotive supplier and the fo ...
, a German automotive parts and technologies manufacturer *
Continental Airlines Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012. It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers. Continen ...
, a former American airline *
Continental Electronics Continental Electronics is an American manufacturer of broadcast and military radio transmitters, based in Dallas, Texas. Although Continental today is best known for its FM, shortwave, and military VLF transmitters, Continental is most signific ...
, an American radio transmitter manufacturer *
Continental Films Continental Films was a German-controlled French film production company. It stood as the sole authorized film production organization in Nazi-occupied France. Established in October 1940, it was entirely bankrolled by the German government ...
, a German-controlled French film company during the Nazi occupation of France *
Continental Illinois The Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company was an American bank established in 1910, which was at its peak the seventh-largest commercial bank in the United States as measured by deposits, with approximately $40 billion in assets. ...
, a defunct large bank *
Continental Mortgage and Loan Company HomeStreet, Inc., d.b.a HomeStreet Bank, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services primarily in Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. The company was founded as Continental Mortgage and Loan Company in 1921 by W. ...
(later known as Continental, Inc.), the former name of HomeStreet Bank *
Continental Motors, Inc. Continental Aerospace Technologies is an aircraft engine manufacturer located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was originally spun off from automobile engine manufacturer Continental Motors Company in 1929 and ow ...
, a Chinese manufacturer of aircraft engines *
Continental Oil Company Conoco ( ), formerly known as Continental Oil, is an American petroleum brand that is operating under the current ownership of the Phillips 66 Company since 2012 and is headquartered in the Westchase neighborhood of Houston, ( Harris County), ...
, the original name for ConocoPhillips * Continental Records, a former American record company *
Grupo Continental (Honduras) Grupo Continental is a Honduran conglomeration of businesses founded in 1929 and owned by the Rosenthal family, headed by Jaime Rosenthal. In October 2015 the Grupo was accused of supporting drug trafficking and money laundering. It consists of ...
, a group of companies in Honduras


Automobile

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Continental Automobile Company Continental may refer to: Places * Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US * Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US Arts and entertainment * ''Continental'' (album), an album by Saint Etienne * Continen ...
, a defunct American automobile manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1933–1934) *
Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company This Continental car was built by the University Automobile Company located in New Haven. It was renamed the Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company in 1908. Chief engineer was C. S. Johnson. There is no known connection with other Continent ...
, a defunct American automobile manufacturer in New Haven, Connecticut (1907–08) * Continental Motor Car Company (Chicago), a defunct American automobile manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois (1907) *
Continental Motor Car Company (Springfield) Continental may refer to: Places * Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US * Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US Arts and entertainment * ''Continental'' (album), an album by Saint Etienne * Continen ...
, a defunct American automobile manufacturer in Springfield, Illinois (1903) *
Continental Motors Company Continental Motors Company was an American manufacturer of internal combustion engines. The company produced engines as a supplier to many independent manufacturers of automobiles, tractors, trucks, and stationary equipment (such as pumps, gen ...
, a defunct American automobile engine manufacturer (1900s-1960s) *
Continental tire Continental AG, commonly known as Continental and colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational Automotive industry, automotive parts manufacturing company. Headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony, it is the world's third-List of the largest ...
, a method of affixing a spare tire to many personal luxury vehicles


Automobile models

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Bentley Continental Bentley Continental refers to several models of cars produced by Bentley Motors. Originally, it referred to a special chassis for engines more powerful than the usual offering, supplied to a selected number of coachbuilders for the fitting of ...
, several generations of luxury automobiles since 1952 * Continental Mark Series, a series of popular
personal luxury cars Personal luxury car is a North American car classification describing somewhat sporty, sophisticated mass-market coupés that emphasized comfort over performance. The North American manufacturers most often combined engineering, design, and mark ...
produced by the Lincoln Motor Company *
De Vaux Continental The Continental De Vaux was an automobile produced by the ''Continental-De Vaux Company'' in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In April 1931, De Vaux-Hall Motors started production of an automobile based on the defunct Durant (automobile). Norman de vau ...
, by the Continental-De Vaux Company *
Lincoln Continental The Lincoln Continental is a series of mid-sized and full-sized luxury cars produced between 1939 and 2020 by Lincoln, a division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company. The model line was introduced following the construction of a per ...
, a series of luxury cars by Lincoln * Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental, a version of the
Rolls-Royce Phantom II The Rolls-Royce Phantom II was the third and last of Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce's 40/50 hp models, replacing the Rolls-Royce Phantom I, New Phantom in 1929. It used an improved version of the New Phantom engine in an all-new chassi ...


Other uses

* Continental, a group in the Sri Lankan grading system for
cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus ''Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, biscuits, b ...
quills * Continental (brand), a brand of foods used by Unilever in Australia *
Continental (currency) Early American currency went through several stages of development during the colonial and post-Revolutionary history of the United States. John Hull was authorized by the Massachusetts legislature to make the earliest coinage of the colony (th ...
, paper money issued by the US government during the American Revolution


See also

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Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
, the unified command structure of the 13 colonies fighting Great Britain during the American Revolution *
Continental Can Company Continental Can Company (CCC) was an American producer of metal containers and packaging company, that was based in Stamford, Connecticut."CONTINENTAL GROUP COMPANY." ''International Directory of Company Histories''. Ed. Thomas Derdak. Vol. 1. Chic ...
(1904–76), a United States metal container manufacturer *
Continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in central and eastern parts of the three northern-tier continents (North America, Europe, and Asia), typi ...
, the seasonal northern climates *
Continental Europe Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous mainland of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by som ...
, the de facto land mass *
Continental cuisine European cuisine (also known as Continental cuisine) comprises the cuisines originating from the various countries of Europe. The cuisines of European countries are diverse, although some common characteristics distinguish them from those of oth ...
or Continental cuisine, European/Western-style food/cuisine *
Continental glacier In glaciology, an ice sheet, also known as a continental glacier, is a mass of glacial ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than . The only current ice sheets are the Antarctic ice sheet and the Greenland ice sheet. Ice sheets are ...
, wide spread mass of glacial ice *
Continental knitting Knitting with the yarn in one's left hand is commonly referred to as Continental knitting, German knitting, European knitting, or left-hand knitting. Unlike English knitting, the yarn is held in the left hand. This allows advanced knitters to scoo ...
, a method of left-hand knitting *
Continental philosophy Continental philosophy is a group of philosophies prominent in 20th-century continental Europe that derive from a broadly Kantianism, Kantian tradition.Continental philosophers usually identify such conditions with the transcendental subject or ...
, a 20th-century school of philosophy based mostly on texts by French and German philosophers * Continental stitch or tent stitch, a needlepoint stitch worked on canvas *
Continental tire Continental AG, commonly known as Continental and colloquially as Conti, is a German multinational Automotive industry, automotive parts manufacturing company. Headquartered in Hanover, Lower Saxony, it is the world's third-List of the largest ...
, an upright, external spare tire mounted behind an automobile's trunk compartment *
The Continental (disambiguation) The Continental may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Continental'' (1952 TV series), a 1952–53 television series on CBS * '' The Continental: From the World of John Wick'', a 2023 television series on Peacock * "The Continental" (''Satu ...
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Hotel Continental (disambiguation) The Hôtel Continental is the former name of a hotel in Paris, France, now known as The Westin Paris – Vendôme. Hotel Continental may also refer to: * Hotel Continental, Hanko, Finland, now the Hotel Regatta * Hotel Continental Saigon, Ho Chi M ...
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Transcontinental (disambiguation) Transcontinental may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * "Transcontinental", a song by the band Pedro the Lion from the album ''Achilles Heel'' * TC Transcontinental, a publishing, media and marketing company based in Canada, a subsidiary o ...
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Intercontinental (disambiguation) InterContinental Hotels & Resorts by IHG is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe. It has been part of UK-based InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterC ...
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