transnational

transnational [trans-nash-uh-nl, tranz-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. going beyond national boundaries or interests: a transnational economy.
2. comprising persons, sponsors, etc., of different nationalities: a transnational company.

noun

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

Origin of transnational First recorded in 1920–25; trans- + national Related formstrans·na·tion·al·ism, nountrans·na·tion·al·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for transnational Contemporary Examples of transnational

In recent years, visions of transnational racial polities have dominated.

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Tom Arnold-Forster

July 4, 2014

The Palestinians also accepted the principle that the Holy Basin would be under a kind of transnational custodianship.

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Bernard Avishai

May 28, 2013

“Transnational corporations are major drivers of the global epidemic of NCDs [non-communicable diseases],” said the researchers.

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Dan Jones

February 21, 2013

“Declaring a group a transnational criminal organization can pay off big time,” Grayson wrote The Daily Beast in an email.

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Matthew DeLuca

October 17, 2012

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 adjective

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

Word Origin and History for transnational adj.

1921, from trans- + national.