1A large landmass surrounded by ocean, such as the African or Eurasian continent.
南極大陸は一年を通して氷に覆われている。
The Antarctic continent is covered in ice year-round.
彼はアフリカ大陸を車で横断する旅に出た。
He set off on a trip to cross the African continent by car.
地理の授業でいくつかの大陸について学んだ。
We learned about several continents in geography class.
2A way of referring to continental Asia — especially mainland China — as seen from neighboring islands or countries like Taiwan or Japan.
祖父は戦前、大陸で生まれ育ったそうだ。
I heard my grandfather was born and raised on the mainland before the war.
台湾と大陸との関係は複雑な歴史を持つ。
The relationship between Taiwan and the mainland has a complicated history.
彼女は大陸出身で、北京の訛りが少し残っている。
She's from the mainland and still has a slight Beijing accent.
3A term distinguishing mainland (continental) Europe from island nations like Britain.
イギリスは島国なので、大陸ヨーロッパとは文化がやや異なる。
Since Britain is an island nation, its culture differs somewhat from that of continental Europe.
大陸側の国々は陸続きなので、鉄道での移動が盛んだ。
Since the countries on the continental side are connected by land, rail travel between them is common.