kontinent
континентkontìnent · /kontǐnent/ · masc.
NOUN
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continentAustralija je najmanji kontinent na svetu. — Australia is the smallest continent in the world.Proputovao je sve kontinente osim Antarktika. — He has travelled to every continent except Antarctica.
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(as opposed to islands) mainlandTrajekt vozi sa ostrva na kontinent dva puta dnevno. — The ferry runs from the island to the mainland twice a day.
Crni kontinent corresponds to the dated English expression 'the Dark Continent'; it still appears in Serbian journalism, but can be felt as a colonial cliché, so 'Africa' is the safer translation.
Expressions
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Crni kontinent — AfricaOduvek je sanjao da putuje po Crnom kontinentu. — He always dreamed of travelling around Africa.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kontinent | kontinenti |
| Gen. | kontinenta | kontinenata |
| Dat. | kontinentu | kontinentima |
| Acc. | kontinent | kontinente |
| Voc. | kontinente | kontinenti |
| Ins. | kontinentom | kontinentima |
| Loc. | kontinentu | kontinentima |
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Updated 23 October 2026