continen?tal Unit?ed States? n. the states of the U.S. on the North American continent, usu. excluding Alaska; the 48 contiguous states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.continental United StatesUnited States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS.Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.