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intercontinental

Syllables: in·ter·con·tin·ent·al/ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/US/ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/

intercontinental adjective: taking place between two or more continents.

Adjective

intercontinental (not comparable)

  1. Taking place between two or more continents.
    • Not so much wedded as welded to their airline seats, he and his amanuensis see the cities of the future as ‘glocal’ phenomena, where high-density urban centres are air-linked to intercontinental faubourgs.2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9
  2. Having the ability to travel between continents.

intercontinental meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

intercontinental in Tamil

கண்டங்களைக் கடக்கும், கண்டங்களிடையே செல்லும்

intercontinental in Urdu

intercontinental
بین براعظمی bain-barr-i-a'zamī

intercontinental in Bengali

আন্তঃমহাদেশীয়, মহাদেশগুলোর মধ্যে

intercontinental in Malayalam

ഭൂഖണ്ഡാന്തരം

Origin of intercontinental

From inter- + continental.

Words formed from intercontinental

Phrases with intercontinental

Questions about intercontinental

What does intercontinental mean?
Intercontinental means taking place between two or more continents.
What is intercontinental in Tamil?
Intercontinental in Tamil is கண்டங்களைக் கடக்கும், கண்டங்களிடையே செல்லும். See Intercontinental meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intercontinental?
Intercontinental is an adjective.
How do you pronounce intercontinental?
Intercontinental is pronounced /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ (UK).

Words near intercontinental in the dictionary

  1. interconstruct
  2. interconsultation
  3. interconsultations
  4. intercontact
  5. intercontextual
  6. intercontinental
  7. intercontinental ballistic missile
  8. intercontinental ballistic missiles
  9. intercontinentally
  10. intercontractile
  11. intercontraction

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Adapted from Wiktionary: intercontinental (page history and authors); intercontinental (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بین براعظمی (Urdu) (page history and authors); Intercontinental (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intercontinental (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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