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continents The word
"continent"
comes from the Latin "terra
continents",
meaning "continuous land".
Like countries, continents are proper nouns. That means they are
"names" and the first letter must be a
CAPITAL letter.
Even for the adjective, the first letter is
always a capital:
|
Person |
Adjective |
Continent |
|
an
African |
African |
Africa |
|
an
Asian |
Asian |
Asia |
|
an
Australian |
Australian |
Australia |
|
a
European |
European |
Europe |
|
a
North American |
North American |
North America |
|
a
South American |
South American |
South America |
| - |
Antarctic |
Antarctica |
|
