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transoceanic

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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  • UK: /ˌtɹæn.zəʊ.ʃiˈæn.ɪk/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE2 N Z OW0 SH IY0 AE1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

beyond or on the other side of an ocean

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Guam is a transoceanic territory of the United States.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

crossing an ocean

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We took a transoceanic flight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

on or from the other side of an ocean

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • transoceanic crossing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trans- + oceanic.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: valtamerentakainen — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Galician: transoceánico — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Polish: zaoceaniczny — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Polish: transoceaniczny — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Portuguese: ultraoceânico — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Russian: заокеа́нский (zaokeánskij) — beyond or on the other side of an ocean
  • Finnish: mannertenvälinen — crossing an ocean
  • French: transocéanique — crossing an ocean
  • Galician: transoceánico — crossing an ocean
  • Georgian: ტრანსოკეანური (ṭransoḳeanuri) — crossing an ocean
  • Polish: transoceaniczny — crossing an ocean
  • Russian: трансокеа́нский (transokeánskij) — crossing an ocean