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Spanish: trascontinental, intercontinental.

Definition: transcontinental

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city".[Wordnet]
2. Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey.[Websters]
3. Being continental. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Adjective base of the adverb transcontinentally.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(transcontinentally)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective transcontinental.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Transcontinental" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1857. (references)

Note: Transcontinental \Trans*con`ti*nen"tal\, adjective. [Prefix trans- continental.]. (references)

Common Expressions: transcontinental

Expressions Definition
National Transcontinental Railway The National Transcontinental Railway (NTR) was a historic Canadian railway. (references)
Transcontinental nation A transcontinental nation is a country belonging to more than one continent, by not only geographical but also other definitions - divisions can arise for several reasons, be they political, social or geographical. One such country is Turkey, where the Dardanelles and the Bosporus divide mainland Europe and the Asian mainland. (references)

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Extended Definition: transcontinental


Transcontinental

Transcontinental may refer to:

  • transcontinental flight from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the United States
  • Transcontinental airspeed record from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the United States
  • Transcontinental (publisher), a major Canadian newspaper and magazine publisher, as well as one of North America's largest printing firms.
  • Transcontinental railroad, a railway that crosses a continent, typically from "sea to sea"
  • National Transcontinental Railway, an historic Canadian railway company
  • Transcontinental, a popular Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio musical series hosted by Otto Lowy for 22 years
  • Adams-Onís Treaty, (sometimes called the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819) an 1819 agreement between the USA and Spain that settled a border dispute in North America
  • Transcontinental country, a country belonging to more than one continent
  • "Transcontinental," a song by Pedro the Lion from the album Achilles Heel
  • Ford Transcontinental, a truck manufactured by Ford of Britain

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Transcontinental"



Topics by Level of Interest: transcontinental

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
First Transcontinental Railroad 58     Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States 11
Transcontinental railroad 22     First Transcontinental Railroad 58
Transcontinental Pipeline 19     First Transcontinental Telegraph 7
Transcontinental Motor Convoy 17     Ford Transcontinental 3
Transcontinental air speed record 17     National Transcontinental Railway 12
National Transcontinental Railway 12     Transcontinental 8
Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States 11     Transcontinental (publisher) 5
Transcontinental 8     Transcontinental air speed record 17
First Transcontinental Telegraph 7     Transcontinental Air Transport 6
Transcontinental Air Transport 6     Transcontinental Express 2
Transcontinental (publisher) 5     Transcontinental flight 4
Transcontinental flight 4     Transcontinental Motor Convoy 17
Ford Transcontinental 3     Transcontinental Pipeline 19
Transcontinental Express 2     Transcontinental railroad 22

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: transcontinental
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Adjective

continental.
Consider also: littoral, riparian, coastal, earthy, terrestrial.
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Translations: transcontinental

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya ممتد عبر قارة (transcontinental). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha ممتد عبر قارة (transcontinental). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Albanian transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic ممتد عبر قارة (transcontinental). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski пресичащ континента (transcontinental), трансконтинентален (transcontinental). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) presichashch kontinenta (transcontinental), transkontinentalen (transcontinental). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian transkontinentální (transcontinental). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese transcontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian пресичащ континента (transcontinental), трансконтинентален (transcontinental). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) presichashch kontinenta (transcontinental), transkontinentalen (transcontinental). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish transkontinentale (transcontinental). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Mongolian тив дамнасан (transcontinental), тивийг хєндлєн гарах (transcontinental). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Central (transliteration) tiv damnasan (transcontinental), tiviyg khєndlєn garakh (transcontinental). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ข้ามทวีป (transcontinental). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina transkontinentální (transcontinental). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 横贯大陆的 (transcontinental), 大陆那边的 (transcontinental), 橫贯大陆的 (transcontinental), 横贯大陆 (transcontinental), 大陆那辺的 (transcontinental), 横贯大陆的铁路 (transcontinental railroad). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 橫貫大陸的 (transcontinental), 大陸那邊的 (transcontinental), 橫貫大陸的鐵路 (transcontinental railroad). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech transkontinentální (transcontinental). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish transkontinentale (transcontinental). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk transkontinentale (transcontinental). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari عبهركننده از يك قاره (transcontinental), عبور كننده از سرتاسر قاره (transcontinental), عبورکننده ازسرتاسرقاره (transcontinental). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch transkontinental (transcontinental, transcontinentally), Überlandbahn (transcontinental railway). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Transcontinentale spoorlijn (Transcontinental railroad), Transcontinental Railroad (First Transcontinental Railroad). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Eesti mandritevaheline (transcontinental), transkontinentaalne (transcontinental). Additional references: Eesti, Estonia, Finland, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Estonian mandritevaheline (transcontinental), transkontinentaalne (transcontinental). Additional references: Estonian, Estonia, Finland, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Médias Transcontinental (Transcontinental), train transcontinental de l'Ouest (western transcontinental train), train transcontinental de l'Est (eastern transcontinental train), Chemin de fer transcontinental (Transcontinental railroad), Premier chemin de fer transcontinental (First Transcontinental Railroad). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
French Médias Transcontinental (Transcontinental), train transcontinental de l'Ouest (western transcontinental train), train transcontinental de l'Est (eastern transcontinental train), Chemin de fer transcontinental (Transcontinental railroad), Premier chemin de fer transcontinental (First Transcontinental Railroad). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
German transkontinental (transcontinental, transcontinentally), Überlandbahn (transcontinental railway). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek διηπειρωτικόσ (intercontinental, transcontinental), υπερηπειρωτικόσ (transcontinental). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) dhiipeirotikos (intercontinental, transcontinental), iperipeirotikos (transcontinental). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh тив дамнасан (transcontinental), тивийг хєндлєн гарах (transcontinental). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh (transliteration) tiv damnasan (transcontinental), tiviyg khєndlєn garakh (transcontinental). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 대륙횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙 저쪽의 (transcontinental), 대륙 횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙횡단철도 (Transcontinental railroad), 두대륙에걸친나라 (Transcontinental nation). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 대륙횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙 저쪽의 (transcontinental), 대륙 횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙횡단철도 (Transcontinental railroad), 두대륙에걸친나라 (Transcontinental nation). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew יתשבי-סנרט (transcontinental), שחוצה את היבשת (transcontinental). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic ممتد عبر قارة (transcontinental). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
High German transkontinental (transcontinental, transcontinentally), Überlandbahn (transcontinental railway). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch transkontinental (transcontinental, transcontinentally), Überlandbahn (transcontinental railway). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian transcontinentale (transcontinental). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit יתשבי-סנרט (transcontinental), שחוצה את היבשת (transcontinental). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 大陸横断の (transcontinental), 大陸の向こう側の (transcontinental), 大陸横断 (transcontinental), 大陸横断鉄道 (transcontinental railroad), たいりくおうだんてつどう (transcontinental railroad). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha Mongolian тив дамнасан (transcontinental), тивийг хєндлєн гарах (transcontinental). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha (transliteration) tiv damnasan (transcontinental), tiviyg khєndlєn garakh (transcontinental). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 대륙횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙 저쪽의 (transcontinental), 대륙 횡단의 (transcontinental), 대륙횡단철도 (Transcontinental railroad), 두대륙에걸친나라 (Transcontinental nation). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol тив дамнасан (transcontinental), тивийг хєндлєн гарах (transcontinental). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol (transliteration) tiv damnasan (transcontinental), tiviyg khєndlєn garakh (transcontinental). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian тив дамнасан (transcontinental), тивийг хєндлєн гарах (transcontinental). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian (transliteration) tiv damnasan (transcontinental), tiviyg khєndlєn garakh (transcontinental). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi عبهركننده از يك قاره (transcontinental), عبور كننده از سرتاسر قاره (transcontinental), عبورکننده ازسرتاسرقاره (transcontinental). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian عبهركننده از يك قاره (transcontinental), عبور كننده از سرتاسر قاره (transcontinental), عبورکننده ازسرتاسرقاره (transcontinental). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) عبهركننده از يك قاره (transcontinental), عبور كننده از سرتاسر قاره (transcontinental), عبورکننده ازسرتاسرقاره (transcontinental). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish transkontynentalny (transcontinental). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch transkontynentalny (transcontinental). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski transkontynentalny (transcontinental). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese transcontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi transkontinentala (transcontinental), transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian трансконтинентальный (transcontinental), трансконтинетальные (transcontinental), пересекающий континент (transcontinental). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) transkontinentalʹnyy (transcontinental), transkontinetalʹnye (transcontinental), peresekayushchiy kontinent (transcontinental). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki трансконтинентальный (transcontinental), трансконтинетальные (transcontinental), пересекающий континент (transcontinental). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) transkontinentalʹnyy (transcontinental), transkontinetalʹnye (transcontinental), peresekayushchiy kontinent (transcontinental). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration) transkontinentalan (transcontinental), prekokopneni (transcontinental). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ข้ามทวีป (transcontinental). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland transkontinentale (transcontinental). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish transcontinental (transcontinental), trascontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ข้ามทวีป (transcontinental). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska transkontinentala (transcontinental), transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish transkontinentala (transcontinental), transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ข้ามทวีป (transcontinental). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ข้ามทวีป (transcontinental). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish kıtayı kateden (transcontinental), kıta aşırı (transcontinental). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian трансконтинентальний (transcontinental). Additional references: Ukrainian, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) transkontinentalʹniy (transcontinental). Additional references: Ukrainian, transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe transkontinental (transcontinental). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), transcontinental. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: transcontinental

Language Translations for “transcontinental” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag trathaganscathagontathaginathagentathagal (transcontinental). Additional references: Athag, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Double Dutch traganscagontaginagentagal (transcontinental). Additional references: Double Dutch, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Leet 1[z4//§[()//1!//3//14| (transcontinental). Additional references: Leet, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Oppish tropanscopontopinopentopal (transcontinental). Additional references: Oppish, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Pig Latin anscontinentaltray (transcontinental). Additional references: Pig Latin, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Terran B transoontinent (transcontinental). Additional references: Terran B, transcontinental. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi trubanscubontubinubentubal (transcontinental). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, transcontinental. (volunteer)
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Trade Name:transcontinental

1. Trade name in use by Playcentric.com - Music, Movies & Video Games; vendor description: Transcontinental.

Source: compiled by the editor, with permission from Playcentric.com - Music, Movies & Video Games.


Adjacent words:

Transcending     Transcolates     Transcorporater
Transcendingly     Transcolating     Transcorporaters
Transcends     Transcolatingly     Transcorporates
Transcension     Transcolation     Transcorporating
Transcience     Transcona     Transcorporatingly
Transco     Transcontinental     Transcortical
Transcolate     Transcontinentally     Transcortical Aphasia
Transcolated     Transcopic     Transcribbler
Transcolatedly     Transcorporate     Transcribe
Transcolater     Transcorporated     Transcribed
Transcolaters     Transcorporatedly     Transcribedly


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