intercity
English
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editAdjective
editintercity (not comparable)
- Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
- Synonym: interurban
- Antonyms: intracity, intraurban
- Coordinate terms: interprovincial, interregional, interstate
- I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
Translations
editbetween cities
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See also
edit- inner city (homophonous or nearly so in some accents)
Noun
editintercity (plural intercities)
- Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
References
edit- “intercity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English intercity.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editintercity m (plural intercity's, diminutive intercity'tje n)
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editPolish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English intercity.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editintercity n (indeclinable)
- (rail transport) InterCity train (long-distance passenger train in Europe)
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