Definition of "continent-wide" [continent-wide]

• Involving the entire continent. (adjective)

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• "The Palestinians have been asking for a continent-wide declaration at that meeting that would call on Israel to freeze settlements in the occupied territories."
• "The cause of the continent-wide decline has been attributed mainly to the lack of money and people needed to police parks, as well as the encroachment of humans on animal habitats."
• "Governments across the European Union will coordinate for a continent-wide exercise in 2012, according to the paper that accompanies Friday's announcements."