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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The film helped spark the creation of Raise the River, a binational coalition of U.S. and Mexican nonprofits working to restore the river’s fragile ecosystem.
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the post-apartheid 1990s, the United States sought to strengthen ties with and champion South Africa, establishing a high-level binational commission to deepen cooperation and fast-track support for the new democracy.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the post-apartheid 1990s, the United States sought to strengthen ties with and champion South Africa, establishing a high-level binational commission to deepen cooperation and fast-track support for the new democracy.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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“Binational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binational. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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