"intercontinental" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪ.ˈnɛn.təl/ [General-American]
Etymology: inter- + continental Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|continental}} inter- + continental Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} intercontinental (not comparable)
  1. Taking place between two or more continents. Tags: not-comparable Translations (between two or more continents): міжкантынента́льны (mižkantynjentálʹny) (Belarusian), междуконтинента́лен (meždukontinentálen) (Bulgarian), intercontinental (Catalan), 洲際 (Chinese Mandarin), 洲际 (zhōujì) (Chinese Mandarin), mezikontinentální (Czech), interkontinental (Danish), mannertenvälinen (Finnish), intercontinental (French), intercontinental (Galician), კონტინენტთაშორისი (ḳonṭinenṭtašorisi) (Georgian), საკონტინენტთაშორისო (saḳonṭinenṭtašoriso) (Georgian), interkontinental (German), διηπειρωτικός (diipeirotikós) (Greek), intercontinentale (Italian), 大陸間 (tairiku kan) (alt: たいりくかん) (Japanese), құрлықаралық (qūrlyqaralyq) (Kazakh), 대륙 간 (daeryuk gan) (Korean), międzykontynentalny (Polish), intercontinental (Portuguese), intercontinental (Romanian), межконтинента́льный (mežkontinentálʹnyj) (Russian), medzikontinentálný (Slovak), intercontinental (Spanish), міжконтинента́льний (mižkontynentálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל (interkontinental) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-intercontinental-en-adj-FAkb0xRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'between two or more continents': 71 29
  2. Having the ability to travel between continents. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-intercontinental-en-adj-GvIP2tqD Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, intercontinentally

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          "_dis1": "71 29",
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "between two or more continents",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "interkontinental"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diipeirotikós",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "διηπειρωτικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "intercontinentale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "alt": "たいりくかん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tairiku kan",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "大陸間"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūrlyqaralyq",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "құрлықаралық"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeryuk gan",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "대륙 간"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "międzykontynentalny"
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "71 29",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mežkontinentálʹnyj",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "межконтинента́льный"
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          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "medzikontinentálný"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "intercontinental"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "mižkontynentálʹnyj",
          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "міжконтинента́льний"
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          "sense": "between two or more continents",
          "word": "אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל"
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        "Having the ability to travel between continents."
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ],
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mižkantynjentálʹny",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "міжкантынента́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "meždukontinentálen",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "междуконтинента́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "洲際"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhōujì",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "洲际"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "mezikontinentální"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "interkontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "mannertenvälinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳonṭinenṭtašorisi",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "კონტინენტთაშორისი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saḳonṭinenṭtašoriso",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "საკონტინენტთაშორისო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "interkontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diipeirotikós",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "διηπειρωτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinentale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たいりくかん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tairiku kan",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "大陸間"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qūrlyqaralyq",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "құрлықаралық"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeryuk gan",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "대륙 간"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "międzykontynentalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mežkontinentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "межконтинента́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "medzikontinentálný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "intercontinental"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mižkontynentálʹnyj",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "міжконтинента́льний"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "interkontinental",
      "sense": "between two or more continents",
      "word": "אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל"
    }
  ],
  "word": "intercontinental"
}

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