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Meaning of TRANSCONTINENTAL

Pronunciation:  `transkân'tnentl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent; "transcontinental railway"; "transcontinental travelers"; "a transcontinental city"
 
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 Synonyms: continental
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Trans*con`ti*nen"tal\, a. [Pref. trans- +
continental.]
Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental
railroad or journey.
 

 

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