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Definition of the Continental Divide from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Continental Divide

 
/ðə ˌkɒntɪnentl dɪˈvaɪd/
 
/ðə ˌkɑːntɪnentl dɪˈvaɪd/
(also the Great Divide)
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  1. the range of Rocky Mountains in North America. It is called this because it divides the flow of rivers on the continent, some going east and others going west.
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