continental breakfast
noun
a light breakfast consisting typically of coffee and rolls. Abbreviation: CB
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Nearby words
contin., continence, continent, continental, continental army, continental breakfast, continental celtic, continental climate, continental code, continental congress, continental crust
Origin of continental breakfast
First recorded in 1910–15
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British Dictionary definitions for continental breakfast
continental breakfast
noun
a light breakfast of coffee and rolls
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