transnational

[ trans-nash-uh-nl, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈnæʃ ə nl, trænz- /

adjective

going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.

comprising persons, sponsors, etc., of different nationalities: a transnational company.

noun

a company, organization, etc., representing two or more nationalities.

Nearby words

transmundane, transmural, transmutation, transmutative, transmute, transnational, transnationalism, transnationally, transnet, transoceanic, transom

Origin of transnational

First recorded in 1920–25; trans- + national

Related formstrans·na·tion·al·ism, nountrans·na·tion·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for transnational

In recent years, visions of transnational racial polities have dominated.
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The Palestinians also accepted the principle that the Holy Basin would be under a kind of transnational custodianship.
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“Transnational corporations are major drivers of the global epidemic of NCDs [non-communicable diseases],” said the researchers.
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“Declaring a group a transnational criminal organization can pay off big time,” Grayson wrote The Daily Beast in an email.
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Unfortunately, transnational organized crime does not discriminate and journalists have become one of their targets.
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British Dictionary definitions for transnational

transnational

/ (trænzˈnæʃənəl) /

adjective

extending beyond the boundaries, interests, etc, of a single nation

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Word Origin and History for transnational

transnational

adj.

1921, from trans- + national.