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multilateral
multilateral
adjective mul·ti·lat·er·al \ËŒmÉ™l-tÄ“-ˈla-t(É™-)rÉ™l, -ËŒtÄ«-\
: involving more than two groups or countires
Full Definition of MULTILATERAL
1
:Â having many sides
2
:Â involving or participated in by more than two nations or parties <multilateral agreements>
— mul·ti·lat·er·al·ism \-ˈla-t(É™-)rÉ™-ËŒli-zÉ™m\ noun
— mul·ti·lat·er·al·ist \-list\ noun
— mul·ti·lat·er·al·ly adverb
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First Known Use of MULTILATERAL
circa 1696
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