continental system
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Continental System
Continental SystemnounNapoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe
continental system
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Continental System
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of continental system
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Moldova was also synchronized with the continental system.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
The common life of our nation must now have a new orientation and must be integrated within the continental system of production and exchange.
From Time Magazine Archive
The treaty of Tilsit 52 Seizure of the Danish fleet 54 The "continental system" and orders in council 55 Fruitless expeditions 56 12 Oct.
From The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) by Brodrick, George C. (George Charles)
The continental system was a compound of the main features of this plan.
From Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII by Stevens, John Austin
Lake Tchad is the greatest lake of the continental system of North Africa.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
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