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intercontinental
adjective in·ter·con·ti·nen·tal \ˌin-tər-ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-təl\
: traveling or occurring between continents
: capable of traveling from one continent to another
Full Definition of INTERCONTINENTAL
1
: extending among continents or carried on between continents
2
: capable of traveling between continents <intercontinental ballistic missile>
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First Known Use of INTERCONTINENTAL
circa 1855
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