supernational

[ soo-per-nash-uh-nl ]
/ ˌsu pərˈnæʃ ə nl /

adjective

tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.

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Origin of supernational

First recorded in 1910–15; super- + national

OTHER WORDS FROM supernational

su·per·na·tion·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby supernational

supermoto, supermundane, supernal, supernanny, supernatant, supernational, supernationalism, supernatural, supernaturalism, supernaturality, supernaturalize
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British Dictionary definitions for supernational

supernational
/ (ˌsuːpəˈnæʃnəl) /

adjective

a less common word for supranational

Derived forms of supernational

supernationalism, nounsupernationalist, nounsupernationally, adverb
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