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transatlantic

trans·at·lan·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-uh t-lan-tik, tranz-]
    • /ˌtræns ətˈlæn tɪk, ˌtrænz-/
    • /ˌtræn.zətˈlæn.tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-uh t-lan-tik, tranz-]
    • /ˌtræns ətˈlæn tɪk, ˌtrænz-/

Definitions of transatlantic word

  • adjective transatlantic crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner. 1
  • adjective transatlantic situated beyond the Atlantic. 1
  • adjective transatlantic across the Atlantic Ocean 1
  • adjective transatlantic Transatlantic flights or signals go across the Atlantic Ocean, usually between the United States and Britain. 0
  • adjective transatlantic Transatlantic is used to refer to something that happens, exists, or begins in the United States. 0
  • adjective transatlantic on or from the other side of the Atlantic 0

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Origin of transatlantic

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80; trans- + Atlantic

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Parts of speech for Transatlantic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

transatlantic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

transatlantic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transatlantic

adjective transatlantic

  • across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.

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