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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

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Continental climate is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONTINENTAL CLIMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby. Often winter temperature is cold enough to support a fixed period of snow each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer, although there are exceptions such as the upper east coast areas of North America in Canada which show an even distribution of precipitation: this pattern is called Humid continental climate, but dry continental climates also exist. Regions with a continental climate exist in portions of the Northern Hemisphere continents, and at higher elevations in other parts of the world. Only a few areas, in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest of North America and in Iran, northern Iraq, adjacent Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia show a winter maximum in precipitation.

Definition of continental climate in the English dictionary

The definition of continental climate in the dictionary is a climate characterized by hot summers, cold winters, and little rainfall, typical of the interior of a continent.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

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Synonyms and antonyms of continental climate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «continental climate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

Find out the translation of continental climate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of continental climate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «continental climate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大陆性气候
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clima continental
570 millions of speakers

English

continental climate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महाद्वीपीय जलवायु
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المناخ القاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

континентальный климат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clima continental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাদেশীয় জলবায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

climat continental
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Iklim kontinental
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kontinentales Klima
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大陸性気候
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대륙성 기후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iklim kontinental
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

khí hậu lục địa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான்டினென்டல் காலநிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरोपिअन हवामान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karasal iklim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clima continentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klimat kontynentalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

континентальний клімат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

climat continental
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ηπειρωτικό κλίμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontinentale klimaat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kontinentalt klimat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontinentalt klima
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of continental climate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINENTAL CLIMATE»

The term «continental climate» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTINENTAL CLIMATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about continental climate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTINENTAL CLIMATE»

Discover the use of continental climate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to continental climate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of World Climatology
CONTINENTAL CLIMATE AND CONTINENTALITY interior. However, higher temperatures during summer increase potential evapotranspiration, thus contributing water vapor to the regime and improving the possibility of precipitation.
John E. Oliver, 2005
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New Key Geography for GCSE
5°S Llanos of Venezuela Brazilian Highlands Tropical continental climate JFMAMJ JA SOND 1 a) Describe the main features of the tropical continental type of climate b) Describe the location of those places with a tropical continental ...
David Waugh, Tony Bushell, John Smith, 2002
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Climate and Energy Responsive Housing in Continental ...
Munich is located in an almost mountainous region and has a continental climate with cold winter and warm summer. The cold climatic region of Iran (the research area) and Tabriz also have a continental climate and from this viewpoint, ...
Farshad Nasrollahi, 2009
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Discovering the World of Geography, Grades 7 - 8: Includes ...
C. Humid Continental Climate The humid continental climate, which has cool summers, is found in much of Europe. Originally, in the humid continental climate, there were many broadleaf trees like maple, oak, birch, and poplar. However, in ...
Myrl Shireman, 2003
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Discovering the World of Geography, Grades 5 - 6: Includes ...
Those who settled in the north found a humid continental climate. in the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, new york, Pennsylvania, Delaware, new Jersey, and new hampshire and the states along the Ohio river, the climate is humid ...
Myrl Shireman, 2008
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The Facts on File Weather and Climate Handbook
An extreme continental climate has a value of 100. continentality effect The production of extreme summer and winter temperatures in water that is almost completely surrounded by a continental land mass. This produces a continental climate ...
Michael Allaby, 2009
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Continental Scientific Drilling: A Decade of Progress, and ...
Unlike ice-core and most marine records, continental climate archives record regional hydrologic and climatic responses to atmospheric change, providing a record that is key to resolving climate dynamics at fine spatial scales relevant to both ...
Ulrich Harms, Christian Koeberl, Mark D. Zoback, 2007
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Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa
To constrain atmospheric processes associated with rapid climate changes during the last glacial, studies of land-ocean-climate interactions need to be encouraged. The value of reconstructing continental climate conditions in sub- tropical ...
Richard W. Battarbee, Françoise Gasse, Catherine E. Stickley, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
While the temperate oceanic climate occurs on the western or windward side of middle-latitude continental areas and islands poleward of 40 latitude, the temperate continental climate is generally found on the leeside or interior areas of ...
10
Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance ...
Group C: Temperate climate Cw: Temperate climate with dry winters Cs: Temperate climate with dry summers Cf: Temperate climate with significant precipitation D: Continental climate Dw: Continental climate with dry winters Ds: Continental ...
Ajla Aksamija, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTINENTAL CLIMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term continental climate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Justin Keay: How multi-dimensional Italian wine suprises and …
... Walter Speller argues that the altitude at which Montefalco wines are grown – 200 to 700 metres – and the continental climate (Umbria is one ... «Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review, Jul 15»
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New Cock Robin t-shirt continues to bring back 'One in a Million …
The Midwest shares a similar continental climate with Germany. Drastic changes in seasons, the extremes in hot and cold temperatures and ... «Positively Naperville, Jul 15»
3
Getting to know Nebbiolo
It needs the summer heat of Piedmont's mostly continental climate, but only tolerates it by being grown at altitude. The grape makes wines that ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
4
From the Wine Cave
The Cornas region is over 130 hectares with a warm continental climate. The region is ancient; over 300 million years old, planted exclusively ... «Scene, Jul 15»
5
The Wines of Moldova: A Work in Progress
The terroir is rolling low hills in a moderate continental climate that does not get scorchingly hot in summer. The 46º-47º latitude is close to that ... «The Daily Meal, Jul 15»
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Temperatures to hit 35C today
The town's inland location gives it a slightly more continental climate than coastal Kent, making it less cloudy, drier, and hotter in summer (but ... «Gravesend Reporter, Jul 15»
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No heat wave for June?
The more continental climate on Finland's eastern border also means that summers tend to be warmer than in coastal regions. The very coldest ... «YLE News, Jun 15»
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Wine with an altitude
This area has a decidely continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold winters. Cold winters allow the vines a necessary period of rest to ... «The Telegram, Jun 15»
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Chinese firm to rent Russian land in Siberia for crops
"There's little pasture, because of the harsh continental climate. The Chinese are very capable, but can they cope with that climate? Apparently ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
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Austrian Wine Basics
Landlocked between the 48th and 47th parallels north (comparable to Seattle at 47.6˚N), Austria's continental climate is moderate to cool, punctuated with cold ... «Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Continental climate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/continental-climate>. Apr 2024 ».
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