intercity en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Late Latin cīvitātem (city) Old French citetbor. Middle English cite English city English intercity From inter- + city.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inter-city | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
interstate · interregional · interprovincial
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Synonyms
Translations (29)
cs meziměstský (between cities) · ru междугоро́дный (between cities) · ru междугоро́дний (between cities) · id antarkota (between cities) · lv starppilsētu (between cities) · uk міжміськи́й (between cities) · sk medzimestský (between cities) · sh mȅđugradskī (between cities) · az şəhərlərarası (between cities) · sh ме̏ђуградскӣ (between cities) · rsk медзигородски (between cities) · sl medmesten (between cities) · cmn 城際 /城际 (between cities) · be міжме́скі (between cities) · it interurbano (between cities) · fi kaupunkien välinen (between cities) · tr şehirler arası (between cities) · es interurbano (between cities) · ms antarabandar (between cities) · ko 도시 간 (between cities) · de Intercity- (between cities) · pl międzymiastowy (between cities) · el υπεραστικός (between cities) · rsk медзиварошски (between cities) · fr interurbain (between cities) · ca interurbà (between cities) · bg междугра́дски (between cities) · ja 都市間 (between cities) · be міжгаро́дні (between cities)