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Webster 1913 Edition

Transatlantic

Transˊat-lan′tic

(trăns-ăt-lăn′tĭk)
,
Adj.
[Pref.
trans-
+
Atlantic
: cf. F.
transatlantique
.]
1.
Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
☞ When used by a person in Europe or Africa,
transatlantic
signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa, especially the former.

Webster 1828 Edition

Transatlantic

TRANSATLAN'TIC

,
Adj.
[L. trans, beyond, and Atlantic.] Lying or being beyond the Atlantic. When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa. We apply it chiefly to something in Europe.

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