transcontinental en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌtɹɑːnzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/
- /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English continent English -al English continental English transcontinental From trans- + continental.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Crossing or spanning a continent.
It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction.
1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 554:In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.
1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 127-128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trans-continental | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (17)
es transcontinental (crossing a continent) · fur transcontinentâl (crossing a continent) · sv transkontinental (crossing a continent) · fi mantereen ylittävä (crossing a continent) · is sem fer þvert yfir meginland (crossing a continent) · de transkontinental (crossing a continent) · pt transcontinental (crossing a continent) · ka ტრანსკონტინენტური (crossing a continent) · ru трансконтинента́льный (crossing a continent) · is sem liggur þvert yfir meginland (crossing a continent) · hy միջմայրցամաքային (crossing a continent) · nb transkontinental (crossing a continent) · it transcontinentale (crossing a continent) · fr transcontinental (crossing a continent) · da transkontinental (crossing a continent) · nn transkontinental (crossing a continent) · ja 大陸横断 (crossing a continent)