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transcontinental

/ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/

transcontinental adjective: crossing or spanning a continent.

Adjective

transcontinental (not comparable)

  1. Crossing or spanning a continent.
    • In that year [1871] British Columbia decided to become part of the Dominion of Canada, on condition that a transcontinental railway should be completed without delay.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, pages 127-128
    • It is the transcontinental trains which figure most prominently in railway advertising. Both railways run two trains in each direction.1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 554

Noun

transcontinental (plural transcontinentals)

  1. (in plural) a transcontinental railroad.
    • Stretched across the Dominion of Canada are two parallel but dissimilar railways - the continent's only true transcontinentals north of the Rio Grande.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

transcontinental meaning in Bengali and Kannada

transcontinental in Bengali

মহাদেশব্যাপী

transcontinental in Kannada

ಖಂಡಾಂತರದ, ಖಂಡಾದ್ಯಂತ ಗಾಮಿಯಾದ

Forms of transcontinental

Adjective
alternative formtrans-continental
Noun
pluraltranscontinentals

Origin of transcontinental

From trans- + continental.

Words formed from transcontinental

Questions about transcontinental

What does transcontinental mean?
Transcontinental means crossing or spanning a continent.
What is transcontinental in Bengali?
Transcontinental in Bengali is মহাদেশব্যাপী. See Transcontinental meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is transcontinental?
Transcontinental can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce transcontinental?
Transcontinental is pronounced /ˌtɹænzˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/.

Words near transcontinental in the dictionary

  1. transconjugations
  2. transconjunctival
  3. transconjunctivally
  4. transcontextual
  5. transcontextually
  6. transcontinental
  7. transcontinentally
  8. transcontinentals
  9. transcorneal
  10. transcorneally
  11. transcoronary

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