transpacific

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/ˌtɹæns.pəˈsɪf.ɪk//-ˌtɹænz.-/

adjective

Beyond, spanning or crossing, or on or from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

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Meanings

adjectivetranspacific (not comparable)

alternative trans-Pacific

  1. not comparablegeographyBeyond, spanning or crossing, or on or from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. EnglishPacific
  10. Englishtranspacific

From trans- + Pacific.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跨太平洋, 橫越太平洋 /横越太平洋
  • 跨太平洋 (kuà Tàipíngyáng)Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
  • 橫越太平洋 /横越太平洋 (héngyuè Tàipíngyáng)Spanning across the Pacific Ocean
Italian traspacifico
  • traspacificoSpanning across the Pacific Ocean
Polish transpacyficzny
  • transpacyficznySpanning across the Pacific Ocean
Spanish transpacífico
  • transpacíficoSpanning across the Pacific Ocean
Swedish stillahavs-
  • stillahavs-Spanning across the Pacific Ocean

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

transpacific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpacific

MLA

“transpacific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpacific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpacific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpacific.

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