adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪn.tə.kɒn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/
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General-American:/ˌɪn.tɚ.kɑn.tɪˈnɛn.təl/
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 K AA2 N T AH0 N EH1 N T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Taking place between two or more continents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the ability to travel between continents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
extending or taking place between or among continents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
intercontinental exploration
intercontinental flights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: continental
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English continent English -al English continental English intercontinental From inter- + continental.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
qitələrarası
— between two or more continents
Belarusian:
міжкантынента́льны
(mižkantynjentálʹny)
— between two or more continents
Bulgarian:
междуконтинента́лен
(meždukontinentálen)
— between two or more continents
Catalan:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Chinese Mandarin:
洲際 /洲际
(zhōujì)
— between two or more continents
Czech:
mezikontinentální
— between two or more continents
Danish:
interkontinental
— between two or more continents
Finnish:
mannertenvälinen
— between two or more continents
French:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Galician:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Georgian:
კონტინენტთაშორისი
(ḳonṭinenṭtašorisi)
— between two or more continents
Georgian:
საკონტინენტთაშორისო
(saḳonṭinenṭtašoriso)
— between two or more continents
German:
interkontinental
— between two or more continents
Greek:
διηπειρωτικός
(diipeirotikós)
— between two or more continents
Italian:
intercontinentale
— between two or more continents
Japanese:
大陸間
(tairiku kan)
— between two or more continents
Kazakh:
құрлықаралық
(qūrlyqaralyq)
— between two or more continents
Korean:
대륙 간
(daeryuk gan)
— between two or more continents
Polish:
międzykontynentalny
— between two or more continents
Portuguese:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Romanian:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Russian:
межконтинента́льный
(mežkontinentálʹnyj)
— between two or more continents
Slovak:
medzikontinentálný
— between two or more continents
Spanish:
intercontinental
— between two or more continents
Ukrainian:
міжконтинента́льний
(mižkontynentálʹnyj)
— between two or more continents
Yiddish:
אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל
(interkontinental)
— between two or more continents
