binational

American  

[bahy-nash-uh-nl] / baɪˈnæʃ ə nl /

adjective

1. of or relating to two nations.

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Etymology

Origin of binational

First recorded in 1885–90; bi- ¹ + national

Example Sentences

The legacy of this binational style—“I think I’m probably anchored somewhere in the channel,” Mr. Barnes once told an interviewer—is a little like that of Paul Auster, who adapted the French avant-garde for an American idiom.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be a binational democracy.

From Slate

The binational brain trust’s conclusion?

From Los Angeles Times

A joint U.S.-Mexico statement on binational cooperation stressed “respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity ... as well as mutual trust.”

From Los Angeles Times

Both diplomats praised the binational efforts that have helped reduce illicit crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border to levels not seen in decades.

From Los Angeles Times