transcontinental
French, adjective/tʁɑ̃s.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
transcontinental is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L (16 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 55,146th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transcontinental is a French adjective meaning “transcontinental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui passe à travers un continent”.
What does transcontinental mean in English?
adjective
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transcontinental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui passe à travers un continent.
noun: 1. Train qui traverse un continent.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transcontinental
- transcontinentale feminine
- transcontinentaux masculine plural
- transcontinentales feminine plural
- trans-continental rare
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transcontinental?
- /tʁɑ̃s.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal/
- \tʁɑ̃s.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transcontinental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transcontinental in French?
transcontinental appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).