transcontinental
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
trans-continental
=== Etymology ===
From trans- + continental.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/, /ˌtɹɑːnzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/
=== Adjective ===
transcontinental (not comparable)
Crossing or spanning a continent.
==== Translations ====
=== Noun ===
transcontinental (plural transcontinentals)
(chiefly in the plural) a transcontinental railroad.
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From trans- + continental.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
=== Adjective ===
transcontinental (feminine transcontinentale, masculine plural transcontinentaux, feminine plural transcontinentales)
transcontinental
=== Further reading ===
“transcontinental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French transcontinental. By surface analysis, trans- + continental.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /trans.kon.ti.nenˈtal/
=== Adjective ===
transcontinental m or n (feminine singular transcontinentală, masculine plural transcontinentali, feminine/neuter plural transcontinentale)
transcontinental
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“transcontinental”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From trans- + continental.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tɾanskontinenˈtal/ [t̪ɾãns.kõn̪.t̪i.nẽn̪ˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: trans‧con‧ti‧nen‧tal
=== Adjective ===
transcontinental m or f (masculine and feminine plural transcontinentales)
transcontinental
=== Further reading ===
“transcontinental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025