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
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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 Russian nation suffered so much from the "continental system," that the sovereign soon found himself compelled to relax the decrees drawn up at Tilsit in the spirit of those of Berlin and Milan.
From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
Napoleon wished to throw off his ally, Alexander, and was ready to use as a pretext for war Russia's refusal to adopt his "continental system" fully.
From Heroes of Modern Europe by Birkhead, Alice
A French governor, however, remained in it, and by compelling it to submit to the continental system almost ruined its trade.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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