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transpacific

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌtɹæns.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/
  • /-ˌtɹænz.-/
  • rhymes with -ɪfɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE2 N S P AH0 S IH1 F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Pacific English transpacific From trans- + Pacific.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 跨太平洋 (kuà Tàipíngyáng) — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 橫越太平洋 /横越太平洋 (héngyuè Tàipíngyáng) — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Georgian: ტრანსწყნაროკეანური (ṭransc̣q̇naroḳeanuri) — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Italian: traspacifico — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Polish: transpacyficzny — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Spanish: transpacífico — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • Swedish: stillahavs- — Spanning across the Pacific Ocean