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transnational

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

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

/ ٰæԳˈæʃəə /

adjective

  1. extending beyond the boundaries, interests, etc, of a single nation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰԲ·Բ·پDz·· noun
  • ٰԲ·Բ·پDz·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of transnational1

First recorded in 1920–25; trans- + national
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Example Sentences

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Many transnational migrants were stranded in Mexico when Trump took office and announced an end to asylum at the border.

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The White House accuses him of being member of the transnational Salvadorian gang MS-13, a designated foreign terrorist organisation, and has said he would not return to the US.

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Northern Command, is to detect and monitor transnational criminal organizations’ threats to the nation.

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But conspicuously absent from the report is any mention of transnational far-right extremists, including neo-Nazis, white supremacists and others animated by racial or ethnic hatred.

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“Cartels and transnational criminal organizations cause immeasurable harm to our country. We are using every tool to eliminate these organizations and will prosecute those that do business with cartels.”

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