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- [trans-kon-tn-en-tl]
- /ˌtræns kɒn tnˈɛn tl/
- /ˌtrænz.kɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trans-kon-tn-en-tl]
- /ˌtræns kɒn tnˈɛn tl/
Definitions of transcontinental word
- adjective transcontinental passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad. 1
- adjective transcontinental on the other, or far, side of a continent. 1
- adjective transcontinental between or across continents 1
- adjective transcontinental A transcontinental journey or route goes from one side of a continent to the other. In American English, transcontinental usually means from one side of the United States to the other. 0
- adjective transcontinental crossing a continent 0
- adjective transcontinental on or from the far side of a continent 0
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Origin of transcontinental
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; trans- + continental
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Parts of speech for Transcontinental
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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transcontinental popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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".
transcontinental usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transcontinental
adjective transcontinental
- foreign — of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
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