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transcontinental.

Crossing or spanning a continent.

16 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl//ˌtɹɑːnzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/

  1. Crossing or spanning a continent.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl//ˌtɹɑːnzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/

  1. a transcontinental railroad.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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.

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