intercontinental
English
Etymology
inter- + continental
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪ.ˈnɛn.təl/
- Hyphenation: in‧ter‧con‧tin‧ent‧al
Adjective
intercontinental (not comparable)
- Taking place between two or more continents.
- Having the ability to travel between continents.
Derived terms
- intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM
- intercontinentally
Translations
between two or more continents
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Catalan
Etymology
inter- + continental
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /in.təɾ.kon.ti.nənˈtal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /in.tər.kun.ti.nənˈtal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /in.teɾ.kon.ti.nenˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
intercontinental (masculine and feminine plural intercontinentals)
- intercontinental
French
Etymology
From inter- + continental.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
intercontinental (feminine intercontinentale, masculine plural intercontinentaux, feminine plural intercontinentales)
- intercontinental
Further reading
- “intercontinental”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French intercontinental.
Adjective
intercontinental m or n (feminine singular intercontinentală, masculine plural intercontinentali, feminine and neuter plural intercontinentale)
- intercontinental
Declension
Declension of intercontinental
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | intercontinental | intercontinentală | intercontinentali | intercontinentale | ||
definite | intercontinentalul | intercontinentala | intercontinentalii | intercontinentalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | intercontinental | intercontinentale | intercontinentali | intercontinentale | ||
definite | intercontinentalului | intercontinentalei | intercontinentalilor | intercontinentalelor |
Spanish
Adjective
intercontinental (plural intercontinentales)
- intercontinental
Related terms
- continental
- continente
Further reading
- “intercontinental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014