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

Synonyms of multinational

• international

Examples of multinational in a Sentence

multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region

Recent Examples on the Web

The members of the new Palestinian transitional committee tasked to run postwar Gaza have still not entered the territory, and no new Palestinian police force or multinational force has been formed. —Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026

Sparks and bullets fly when these opposites are partnered to track down a billion-dollar cache of deadly opioids stolen from the vault of a multinational pharmaceutical company that threaten to flood the streets of Chicago. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

This settlement will create stronger oversight at Bright Horizons locations, holding a multinational company accountable to the local laws of New York City and protecting every young New Yorker. —Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

On March 4, the US Navy torpedoed an Iranian warship in international waters off Sri Lanka, 2,000 miles from the active war zone, as the vessel was returning from a multinational training exercise, and made no effort to rescue survivors. —Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for multinational

• international
• supranational
• binational
• irrational
• subnational
• transnational
• national
• rational

Kids Definition

multinational

1 of 2 adjective

mul·​ti·​na·​tion·​al

ˌməl-ti-ˈnash-nəl, 

-ən-ᵊl

1

: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations

2

: having divisions in more than two countries

multinational

2 of 2 noun

: a multinational corporation