intercontinental
adjective/ɪntərˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl/
Frequency rank: #11,163 most common English word
Meaning
Relating to or travelling between continents.
Example sentence
The athletes trained hard for the intercontinental championship held across multiple continents.
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