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

A DHS spokesperson said the new allocation formula gives “greater weight” to threats from transnational organized crime, defined as criminal networks operating across borders, and now accounts for “illegal border crossings.”

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US and UK authorities unveiled sanctions this week against Chen Zhi, a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud schemes that have netted billions of dollars.

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Police said the raids were part of a broader operation to dismantle a "transnational network believed to be run out of Southeast Asia".

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But the DOJ alleges that it runs one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organisations.

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The 37-year-old, known as Vincent, founded Prince Holding Group, a multinational conglomerate that authorities say served as a front for "one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organizations," according to the US Department of Justice.

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