intercity

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English

Etymology

inter- +‎ city

Adjective

intercity (not comparable)

  1. Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
    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.

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Noun

intercity (plural intercities)

  1. Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English intercity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tərˈsɪ.ti/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧ci‧ty

Noun

intercity m (plural intercity's, diminutive intercity'tje n)

  1. intercity train

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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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intercity

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English intercity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈsi.ti/
  • Rhymes: -iti
  • Syllabification: in‧ter‧ci‧ty

Noun

intercity n (indeclinable)

  1. (rail transport) InterCity train (long-distance passenger train in Europe)

Further reading

  • intercity in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • intercity in Polish dictionaries at PWN