Definition
Spanning or connecting two or more continents, or traveling between distant continents.
Etymology
From Latin 'inter-' (between) + 'continental' (relating to continents). The term became prominent in the 20th century with aviation and missile technology.
Kelly Says
The first non-stop intercontinental flight was in 1939—before that, crossing the Atlantic required multiple stops. Now we take it for granted that you can fly from New York to London in 7 hours!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አውሮፓ እና አሜሪካ
awro-pa en ame-rika
ARالعربية
अंतरقاري
al-tanqari
BNবাংলা
বিশ্বব্যাপী
bishwabappee
CACatalà
intercontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
CSČeština
mezikontinentální
ˌmeʒɪkɔntɪnɛnˈtalniː
DADansk
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
DEDeutsch
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛʁkɔnˌtɪnɛnˈtal
ELΕλληνικά
μετασυνοριακός
meta-sino-riakós
ESEspañol
intercontinental
ˌinteɾkənˌtinɛnˈtal
FAفارسی
بین قارهای
bin-qare-ei
FISuomi
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
FRFrançais
intercontinental
ˌɛntɛʁkɔ̃tɪnɛ̃tal
HEעברית
בין-יבשתי
bein-yivsheti
HIहिन्दी
अंतर महाद्वीपीय
antar mahadveepee
HUMagyar
interkontinentális
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtaːlɪs
IDBahasa Indonesia
antarbenua
an-tar-ben-u-a
IGIG
n'eti-n'eti
ne-ti ne-ti
ITItaliano
intercontinentale
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtale
JA日本語
インターコンチネンタル
intākonchintentaru
KMKM
អន្តរប្រទេស
an-tra-bret
KO한국어
국제 대륙
gugje daeryuk
MRMR
अंतरराष्ट्रीय
antar-rashtriya
MSBahasa Melayu
antarbenua
an-tar-ben-u-a
MYမြန်မာ
အကြီးမားသော ကုန်း
a-kyei-ma-tha-tha-ku-ng
NLNederlands
intercontinentaal
ˌɪntərˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtaːl
NONorsk
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
PAPA
ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ
antar-raash-t-ree
PLPolski
międzykontynentalny
mʲɛdʒɨskɔntynɛntal'nɨ
PTPortuguês
intercontinental
ˌɪntɛʁkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
RORomână
intercontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
RUРусский
междуконтинентальный
medzyukonkintinentalnyy
SVSvenska
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
SWKiswahili
intercontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
TAதமிழ்
உலகளாவிய
ulaka laaviya
TEతెలుగు
ప్రపంచవ్యాప్త
prapanchavyaptha
THไทย
ระหว่างทวีป
ra-wang-thwi-p
TLTL
interkontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal
TRTürkçe
uluslararası
ˌuluˌslararası
UKУкраїнська
міжконтинентальний
mizhkontinentalnіy
URاردو
بین قومی
bin qawmi
VITiếng Việt
liên lục địa
lễn lươc địa
ZUZU
intercontinental
ˌɪntɛrˌkɔntɪnɛnˈtal