supernational

[ soo-per-nash-uh-nl ]

/ ˌsu pərˈnæʃ ə nl /

adjective

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

Nearby words

supermoto, supermundane, supernal, supernanny, supernatant, supernational, supernationalism, supernatural, supernaturalism, supernaturality, supernaturalize

Origin of supernational

First recorded in 1910–15; super- + national

Related forms

su·per·na·tion·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for supernational

Diplomats are the legal representatives of nations—only there is no supernational court before which they can state their case.
The World in Chains|John Mavrogordato
It is in the same sense extranational, in the same sense international, and has in the same sense a supernational unity.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
Supernational, sū-pėr-nash′un-al, adj. transcending the national, and belonging to mankind.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
It is international, and independent in a supernational unity.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

In Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft he showed that beyond the "local nationalism" were signs of a "supernational universalism."
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland

British Dictionary definitions for supernational

supernational

/ (ˌsuːpəˈnæʃnəl) /

adjective

a less common word for supranational

Derived Forms

supernationalism, nounsupernationalist, nounsupernationally, adverb

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