transnational

[ trans-nash-uh-nl, -nash-nl, tranz- ]

adjective

1. going beyond national boundaries or interests:

   a transnational economy.

2. comprising persons, sponsors, etc., of different nationalities:

   a transnational company.

noun

1. a company, organization, etc., representing two or more nationalities.

transnational

/ trænzˈnæʃənəl /

adjective

1. extending beyond the boundaries, interests, etc, of a single nation

Other Words From

• trans·na·tion·al·ism noun
• trans·na·tion·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of transnational¹

First recorded in 1920–25; trans- + national

Example Sentences

In recent years, visions of transnational racial polities have dominated.

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Stopping transnational criminal operations that are relying on drug money is what Maltz does best.

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The Palestinians also accepted the principle that the Holy Basin would be under a kind of transnational custodianship.

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“Transnational corporations are major drivers of the global epidemic of NCDs [non-communicable diseases],” said the researchers.

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“Declaring a group a transnational criminal organization can pay off big time,” Grayson wrote The Daily Beast in an email.

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But it will not necessarily be for that reason any less fatal to the workable transnational individualism.

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