Continental System

proper noun

A large-scale embargo by French emperor Napoleon I against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Continental System
  1. historicalA large-scale embargo by French emperor Napoleon I against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.
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APA

Continental System. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Continental%20System

MLA

“Continental System.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Continental%20System. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Continental System,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Continental%20System.

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