What definition of a continent does Europe fall under?

[Biggirl]

Why? How? Someone please explain this to me.

[whitetho]

Uncle Cecil himself answers your question in: Why do Europe and Asia count as two continents?. (This appeared in the first Straight Dope compilation. If you haven’t already done so, you might want to buy your own copy).

[Crusoe]

Clarify please.

2. One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

Note: The continents are now usually regarded as six in number: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. But other large bodies of land are also reffered to as continents; as, the Antarctic continent; the continent of Greenland. Europe, Asia, and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern Continent, and North and South America as the Western Continent.

(from Webster’s, 1998)

What are you having trouble understanding?

[Biggirl]

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Note: The continents are now usually regarded as six in number: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

(from Webster’s, 1998)

What are you having trouble understanding?

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That part.

[Biggirl]

Thanks for the link, whitetho. Cecil does explain all.

[Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker]

Yeah, seems someone fergot about Antarctica.

[J_String]

…continent of Greenland?