continental system
Americannoun
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
One party was attached to a state, the other to a continental system.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John
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
By the treaty of Tilsit, Sweden, as well as Turkey, had been sacrificed to Russia and the continental system.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Ségur, Philippe-Paul, comte de
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