transnationalism

American  

[trans-nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, -nash-nl-, tranz-] / trænsˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, -ˈnæʃ nl-, trænz- /

noun

1. the policy or practice of engagement with other countries or their people in a way that rejects or goes beyond purely national interests.

   Cooperation between states and the sharing of responsibilities over watercourses is now driving a new transnationalism.

2. the fact of having more than one national identity or ethnic culture as a result of movement between countries.

   Migrant transnationalism creates overlapping memberships between communities that are territorially separated.

3. the use, in the arts, of forms, themes, styles, etc., that combine features of different national or ethnic cultures.

   Through a process that led to the idea of transnationalism in music, Punjabi music in England was made up of elements from both Punjabi folk music and British popular music.

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Etymology

Origin of transnationalism

transnational ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now his experimentalism and transnationalism aren’t discouragements but invitations to a larger global audience.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

At any rate, the show’s overarching theme might be summed up as transnationalism, for better and for worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2017

The rise of transnationalism is already an important recent trend.

From Time Magazine Archive

The European Community is the world's most advanced and promising experiment in transnationalism.

From Time Magazine Archive