transnational

adjective

trans·​na·​tion·​al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nəl 

(ˌ)tranz-,

-ˈna-shə-nᵊl

: extending or going beyond national boundaries

transnational corporations

transnationalism

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nə-ˌli-zəm 

-ˈna-shə-nə-

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

Synonyms

• foreign
• international
• multinational

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution

Recent Examples on the Web

That is because national political parties that win representation in Parliament then arrange themselves into transnational groupings based on broad political affinity. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024

India’s growing power also brings into sharper relief a fundamental conundrum for the West: How to square the strategic imperatives of partnership with an accelerating Indian illiberalism that fuels transnational repression—including some allegedly carried out on Western soil. —Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024

My research on 20th-century Latin American environmental history examines how the transnational movement of people, foods and agricultural technologies has changed rural landscapes in Latin America. —Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024

While Operation Plaza Spike is focusing on transnational criminal organizations, law enforcement will continue to identify and interject U.S. citizens who smuggle illicit drugs, Miller said. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above