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continental system

Continental System

noun

  1. the Continental System
    Napoleon's plan in 1806 to blockade Britain by excluding her ships from ports on the mainland of Europe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of continental system1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.

His duties were to enforce the continental system and to keep a stern eye on Prussia.

But it was a powerful weapon, for if successfully enforced it would destroy Napoleon's Continental System entirely.

The breach came in 1811, when Alexander withdrew from the Continental System.

Soon thereafter the continental system and the paper blockade engaged the attention of the American Government.

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