transnational

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

adjective

1. going beyond national boundaries or interests.

   a transnational economy.

2. comprising persons, sponsors, etc., of different nationalities.

   a transnational company.

noun

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

transnational

/ trænzˈnæʃənəl /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• transnationalism noun
• transnationally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of transnational¹

First recorded in 1920–25; trans- + national

Example Sentences

Her country also hosts a US military base involved in targeting transnational organised crime in the region.

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Today, he said, thefts are conducted by transnational crime groups “and it’s primarily cyber-enabled.”

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A frenzy of asset confiscations in Europe, the United States and Asia have targeted Cambodia's Prince Holding Group -- with authorities alleging its founder Chen Zhi was running a transnational criminal organisation.

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Bovino said it was necessary to stop transnational gangs, but he nabbed no one.

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It added that the arrest marked a "significant achievement in the fight against transnational organized crime."

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