intracontinental

adjective

Within a continent (especially occupying a large part of a continent)

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveintracontinental (not comparable)

alternative intra-continental

  1. not comparableWithin a continent (especially occupying a large part of a continent)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishcontinental
  7. Englishintracontinental

From intra- + continental.

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Translations

French intracontinental
  • intracontinentalwithin a continent
Latin intracontinentalis
  • intracontinentaliswithin a continent
Romanian intracontinental
  • intracontinentalwithin a continent
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