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cross-national

American  
[kraws-nash-uh-nl, ‐-nash-nuhl, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈnæʃ ə nl, ‐ˈnæʃ nəl, ˈkrɒs- /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or involving two or more nations.


Example Sentences

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I read about Ian Stevenson’s cross-national studies of childhood memories of previous lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

That's one of the key findings of a cross-national study recently published in Current Biology, part of an extensive data-collection process that involved about 500 researchers from Brazil and other countries.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

For border towns like those dotted along southern Ontario and Quebec, northern Washington, New York and Vermont, where local economies depend on their neighbours' tourism, the cross-national bond is especially close.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2021

In addition to new agencies, new cross-national projects are proposed each year to add to infrastructure and increase or improve foreign aid, intelligence, and national security technology.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

On this big-picture question of what to do, I’ve noticed that the two cities with the most homelessness in America, New York and L.A., have been having a cross-national debate about it.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2019

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