The word
"continent" comes from the Latin "terra continens", 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:
Continent:
Africa Adjective: African Person: an
African
Continent: Asia Adjective: Asian Person:
an Asian
Continent: Australia Adjective:
Australian Person: an Australian
Continent:
Europe Adjective: European Person: a
European
Continent: North America Adjective: North
American Person: a North American
Continent: South
America Adjective: South American Person: a South
American
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