adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH1 N T ER0 S IH2 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH1 N ER0 S IH2 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interurban
Antonyms: intracity, intraurban
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noun
Meaning 2
Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English city English intercity From inter- + city.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
şəhərlərarası
— between cities
Belarusian:
міжгаро́дні
(mižharódni)
— between cities
Belarusian:
міжме́скі
(mižmjéski)
— between cities
Bulgarian:
междугра́дски
(meždugrádski)
— between cities
Catalan:
interurbà
— between cities
Chinese Mandarin:
城際 /城际
(chéngjì)
— between cities
Czech:
meziměstský
— between cities
Finnish:
kaupunkien välinen
— between cities
French:
interurbain
— between cities
German:
Intercity-
— between cities
Greek:
υπεραστικός
(yperastikós)
— between cities
Indonesian:
antarkota
— between cities
Italian:
interurbano
— between cities
Japanese:
都市間
(toshi kan)
— between cities
Korean:
도시 간
(dosi gan)
— between cities
Latvian:
starppilsētu
— between cities
Malay:
antarabandar
— between cities
Pannonian Rusyn:
медзиварошски
(medzivarošski)
— between cities
Pannonian Rusyn:
медзигородски
(medzihorodski)
— between cities
Polish:
międzymiastowy
— between cities
Russian:
междугоро́дный
(meždugoródnyj)
— between cities
Russian:
междугоро́дний
(meždugoródnij)
— between cities
Serbo-Croatian:
ме̏ђуградскӣ
— between cities
Serbo-Croatian:
mȅđugradskī
— between cities
Slovak:
medzimestský
— between cities
Slovene:
medmesten
— between cities
Spanish:
interurbano
— between cities
Turkish:
şehirler arası
— between cities
Ukrainian:
міжміськи́й
(mižmisʹkýj)
— between cities
