intercontinental

ˌɪntərˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl

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Definition of intercontinental - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

travelhaving the ability to travel between continents

The airline offers intercontinental flights to various destinations.

global

transcontinental

geopoliticsrelating to relations between continents

Intercontinental trade agreements boost economic growth.

global

transcontinental

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intercontinental ballistic missile

long-range missile traveling over 5500 km, often carrying nuclear warheads

An intercontinental ballistic missile can reach targets across continents.

Origin of intercontinental

Latin, inter (between) + continentem (continent)

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ICE

abbr.

abr: intercontinental exchange

company that runs global financial markets and exchanges

ICBM

abbr.

abr: intercontinental ballistic missile

long-range missile that can carry nuclear weapons

HOU

abbr.

abr: Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport

houston's main airport for international and domestic flights

Examples of intercontinental in a sentence

They planned an intercontinental journey for their honeymoon.
Intercontinental flights are becoming more affordable.
The intercontinental conference was attended by leaders from five continents.

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French:intercontinental, transcontinental, ...
German:interkontinental, ...
Italian:intercontinentale, ...
Spanish:intercontinental, ...
Portuguese:intercontinental, ...
Chinese:洲际的, 大陆间的, ...
Japanese:大陸間の, インターコンチネンタルな, ...
Arabic:عابِر لِلقَارَّات, بَيْنَ القَارَّات, ...
Hebrew:בֵּין־יַבַּשְׁתִּי, ...
Russian:межконтинентальный, ...
Ukrainian:міжконтинентальний, інтерконтинентальний, ...
Hindi:अंतरमहाद्वीपीय, ...
Bengali:আন্তর্মহাদেশীয়, মহাদেশীয়, ...
Catalan:intercontinental, ...
Czech:mezikontinentální, transkontinentální, ...
Danish:interkontinental, tværkontinental, ...
Dutch:intercontinentaal, ...
Greek:διηπειρωτικός, ...
Hungarian:interkontinentális, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លងទ្វីប, អន្តរទ្វីប, ...
Korean:대륙 간의, 대륙 사이의, ...
Persian:بین‌قاره‌ای, فرامرزی, ...
Polish:międzykontynentalny, interkontynentalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):intercontinental, ...
Romanian:intercontinental, dintre continente, ...
Swedish:interkontinental, ...
Thai:ข้ามทวีป, ...
Turkish:kıtalararası, uluslararası, ...
Vietnamese:liên lục địa, ...

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