how to pronounce transcontinental

/ˌtɹænzˌkɑːntɪˈnɛntəl/

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transcontinental is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of transcontinental in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… who built the transcontinental railroad …”

meanings of transcontinental

adjective:

Crossing or spanning a continent.

noun:

A transcontinental railroad.

transcontinental frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word transcontinental occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics transcontinental can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that transcontinental can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;