intercontinental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ (General-American)
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- /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- English continent English -al English continental English intercontinental From inter- + continental.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Taking place between two or more continents.
Not so much wedded as welded to their airline seats, he and his amanuensis see the cities of the future as ‘glocal’ phenomena, where high-density urban centres are air-linked to intercontinental faubourgs.
2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9:
- (not-comparable) Having the ability to travel between continents.
Deriveds
intercontinentally · intercontinental ballistic missile · ICBM
Translations (27)
ka საკონტინენტთაშორისო (between two or more continents) · fi mannertenvälinen (between two or more continents) · cmn 洲際 /洲际 (between two or more continents) · pl międzykontynentalny (between two or more continents) · uk міжконтинента́льний (between two or more continents) · ko 대륙 간 (between two or more continents) · ca intercontinental (between two or more continents) · pt intercontinental (between two or more continents) · az qitələrarası (between two or more continents) · bg междуконтинента́лен (between two or more continents) · it intercontinentale (between two or more continents) · be міжкантынента́льны (between two or more continents) · ka კონტინენტთაშორისი (between two or more continents) · da interkontinental (between two or more continents) · yi אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל (between two or more continents) · es intercontinental (between two or more continents) · cs mezikontinentální (between two or more continents) · kk құрлықаралық (between two or more continents) · ru межконтинента́льный (between two or more continents) · tr kıtalar arası (between two or more continents) · de interkontinental (between two or more continents) · gl intercontinental (between two or more continents) · ro intercontinental (between two or more continents) · fr intercontinental (between two or more continents) · ja 大陸間 (between two or more continents) · sk medzikontinentálný (between two or more continents) · el διηπειρωτικός (between two or more continents)