as in international
relating to or involving two or more nations
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Recent Examples of transnational
Many voters blame the rise in violence on the expansion of transnational criminal groups and weak state institutions.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Boko Haram is more locally rooted, identifying with Nigeria’s pre-colonial history, and ISWAP is more transnational.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Border Patrol can be limited to the border, and Homeland Security Investigations can be retargeted toward their traditional function of sophisticated transnational commercial crimes.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
First, the persistence of ungoverned or contested spaces along the Pakistan-Afghan border risks creating an enabling environment for transnational militant groups.
—Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Boko Haram is more locally rooted, identifying with Nigeria’s pre-colonial history, and ISWAP is more transnational.
—Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Border Patrol can be limited to the border, and Homeland Security Investigations can be retargeted toward their traditional function of sophisticated transnational commercial crimes.
—Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
First, the persistence of ungoverned or contested spaces along the Pakistan-Afghan border risks creating an enabling environment for transnational militant groups.
—Rabia Akhtar, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transnational
international
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In the past decade, the leadership of the Kinahan organization has become rich and cosmopolitan, and their life styles have started to resemble those of international businessmen more than of street hoodlums.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touched on a very sensitive international debate ahead of meeting King Charles III on Wednesday by bringing up the controversial ownership of a British crown jewel.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transnational. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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