multinational
adjective
mul·ti·na·tion·al
ˌməl-tē-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
-ˌtī-
1
: of or relating to more than two nationalities
a multinational society
2
a
: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations
a multinational alliance
b
: having divisions in more than two countries
a multinational corporation
multinational
noun
Examples of multinational in a Sentence
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The forgeries’ provenance traced their passage through Italian auction houses and exposed a multinational network of suppliers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said this week that the crisis, like the pandemic, would create an opportunity to make the country a regional base for multinational companies and a trade transshipment hub, and could elevate the Istanbul Financial Center among the ranks of global hubs.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In mid-March, just one day after the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, multinational medical device maker Stryker confirmed a cyberattack that took down much of its infrastructure for several days.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The forgeries’ provenance traced their passage through Italian auction houses and exposed a multinational network of suppliers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said this week that the crisis, like the pandemic, would create an opportunity to make the country a regional base for multinational companies and a trade transshipment hub, and could elevate the Istanbul Financial Center among the ranks of global hubs.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
In mid-March, just one day after the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, multinational medical device maker Stryker confirmed a cyberattack that took down much of its infrastructure for several days.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multinational. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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