Meanings
adjectivetransoceanic (comparative more transoceanic, superlative most transoceanic)
comparative more transoceanic · superlative most transoceanic
- Crossing an ocean.
Near-synonym: intercontinental
1 more example
We took a transoceanic flight.
Synonyms: intercontinental
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCrossing an ocean.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- Ancient GreekὨκεανός (Ōkeanós)
- Ancient Greekὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)
- Latinōceanus
- Latinōceanicus
- Englishoceanic
- Englishtransoceanic
Translations
Finnish valtamerentakainen, mannertenvälinen
- valtamerentakainenbeyond or on the other side of an ocean
- mannertenvälinencrossing an ocean
French transocéanique
- transocéaniquecrossing an ocean
Polish zaoceaniczny, transoceaniczny
- zaoceanicznybeyond or on the other side of an ocean
- transoceanicznybeyond or on the other side of an ocean
- transoceanicznycrossing an ocean
Portuguese ultraoceânico
- ultraoceânicobeyond or on the other side of an ocean
Russian заокеа́нский, трансокеа́нский
- заокеа́нский (zaokeánskij)beyond or on the other side of an ocean
- трансокеа́нский (transokeánskij)crossing an ocean
Cite this entry
APA
transoceanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transoceanic
MLA
“transoceanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transoceanic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transoceanic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transoceanic.
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