الرئيسية
7 Continents
There are 7 continents.
The word "continent" comes from the Latin "terra continens",
meaning "continuous land".
Like countries, continents are proper nouns. That means they
are "names" and the first letter must be a CAPITAL letter.
Even for the adjective, the first letter is always a capital:
Continent: Africa
Adjective: African
Person: an African
Continent: Asia
Adjective: Asian
Person: an Asian
Continent: Australia
Adjective: Australian
Person: an Australian
Continent: Europe
Adjective: European
Person: a European
Continent: North America
Adjective: North American
Person: a North American
Continent: South America
Adjective: South American
Person: a South American
Continent: Antarctica
Adjective: Antarctic
Person: -
Isn't it strange? We have a word for somebody who comes from
the planet Mars (a Martian), but there is no word for
somebody who comes from Antarctica!
There are 7 continents.
The word "continent" comes from the Latin "terra continens",
meaning "continuous land".
Like countries, continents are proper nouns. That means they
are "names" and the first letter must be a CAPITAL letter.
Even for the adjective, the first letter is always a capital:
Continent: Africa
Adjective: African
Person: an African
Continent: Asia
Adjective: Asian
Person: an Asian
Continent: Australia
Adjective: Australian
Person: an Australian
Continent: Europe
Adjective: European
Person: a European
Continent: North America
Adjective: North American
Person: a North American
Continent: South America
Adjective: South American
Person: a South American
Continent: Antarctica
Adjective: Antarctic
Person: -
Isn't it strange? We have a word for somebody who comes from
the planet Mars (a Martian), but there is no word for
somebody who comes from Antarctica!
