Canadian French Meaning of continental system
Système continental
Other Canadian French words related to Système continental
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Nearest Words of continental system
- continental shelf => plateau continental
- continental quilt => Couette continentale
- continental pronunciation => Prononciation continentale
- continental plan => plan continental
- continental glacier => Calotte glaciaire
- continental drive => Dérive des continents
- continental drift => Dérive des continents
- continental divide => ligne de partage des eaux
- continental congress => Congrès continental
- continental breakfast => Petit déjeuner continental
- continent-wide => à l'échelle du continent
- contingence => aléa
- contingency => éventualité
- contingency fee => Honoraires conditionnels
- contingency procedure => Procédure d'urgence
- contingent => contingent
- contingent on => subordonné à
- contingent probability => Probabilité conditionnelle
- contingent upon => subordonné à
- continual => continu
Definitions and Meaning of continental system in English
continental system ()
The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov. 21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory measures of England were followed by the Milan decree, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807, imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be lawful prize.
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Système continental
The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England from commerce with the Continent instituted by the Berlin decree, which Napoleon I. issued from Berl
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continental shelf => plateau continental, continental quilt => Couette continentale, continental pronunciation => Prononciation continentale, continental plan => plan continental, continental glacier => Calotte glaciaire,
