TRANSATLAN'TIC, adjective [Latin 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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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.