binational
adjective
bi·na·tion·al
(ˌ)bī-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
: of or relating to two nations
a binational board of directors
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When Friendship Park was open, Border Patrol agents would open a gate in the secondary fence, allowing people to approach a section of the primary fence right next to a binational garden.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nevada must contribute 21,000 acre-feet (seven percent of its share), while Mexico will reduce its water usage by 80,000 acre-feet under binational agreements.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The Great Lakes are an important, binational resource that more than 40 million people depend on for their drinking water and supports a US$6 trillion regional economy.
—Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier still, prior to Israel’s founding and to the time that partition became the vernacular of the day, some Arabs and Jews thought of a single, binational state with equal rights for all, irrespective of religion or ethnicity.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nevada must contribute 21,000 acre-feet (seven percent of its share), while Mexico will reduce its water usage by 80,000 acre-feet under binational agreements.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The Great Lakes are an important, binational resource that more than 40 million people depend on for their drinking water and supports a US$6 trillion regional economy.
—Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Binational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binational. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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