supernational

[ soo-per-nash-uh-nl ]

/ ˌsu pərˈnæʃ ə nl /

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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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How to use supernational in a sentence

This, however, does not tend to prove that anything supernational is supernatural.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
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
In Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft he showed that beyond the "local nationalism" were signs of a "supernational universalism."
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland
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

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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