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transcontinental

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trans⋅con⋅ti⋅nen⋅tal

  [trans-kon-tn-en-tl]
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–adjective
1. passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
2. on the other, or far, side of a continent.
Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; trans- + continental

Related forms:
trans⋅con⋅ti⋅nen⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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trans·con·ti·nen·tal   (trāns'kŏn-tə-něn'tl)   
adj.  Spanning or crossing a continent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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