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transatlantic

[trans-uht-lan-tik, tranz-]

adjective

  1. crossing or reaching across the Atlantic.

    a transatlantic liner.

  2. situated beyond the Atlantic.



transatlantic

/ ˌٰæԳəˈæԳɪ /

adjective

  1. on or from the other side of the Atlantic

  2. crossing the Atlantic

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Other Word Forms

  • transatlantically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transatlantic1

First recorded in 1770–80; trans- + Atlantic
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"Denmark has been reluctant to make this shift from having a very transatlantic security strategy to a more European strategy," assesses Gad, but that's changed in recent months.

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We see that most egregiously, of course, in the transatlantic slave trade and the extermination or resettlement of Indigenous communities.

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The UK's trade deals with both sides insulate the British economy to some extent, but full resumption of a transatlantic tariff war would cause a trade shock that would be difficult to escape.

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Others, such as the creation of a database of the transatlantic slave trade, have touched the lives of millions and changed how the history of the U.S. and its peoples is understood.

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The top-level diplomat who spent years at the transatlantic defence alliance asked not to be named in order to speak freely, but why so nihilistic?

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