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adjective mul·ti·na·tion·al \ -ˈnash-nəl , -ˈna-shə-nᵊl \

Definition of multinational

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

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multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region

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The fort's museum describes the nobles of the multinational Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, who along with the Maltese people helped repel the invaders.

— roy harris, chicagotribune.com, "Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover," 28 Aug. 2017
Kenyans have had several months to adjust to the idea of the new rules, a period during which big supermarket chains like Nakumatt and the French multinational retail giant Carrefour began offering cloth bags instead of plastic.

— kimiko de freytas-tamura, New York Times, "In Kenya, Selling or Importing Plastic Bags Will Cost You $19,000 — or Jail," 28 Aug. 2017
Before calling off the rescue portion of the mission, the U.S. and multinational partners spent 80 hours searching a 2,100-square-mile area near Singapore, the Navy’s Seventh Fleet said in a statement.

— adam k. raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Navy Ends Its Search for Missing Sailors From the U.S.S. McCain," 24 Aug. 2017
The multinational staff included Mexicans, South Koreans, French and Indonesians, mostly veterans of the brand’s other resorts around the world.

— kelvin chan, The Seattle Times, "Western brand, Chinese characteristics: Club Med at Guilin," 23 Aug. 2017
As the former chief executive of ExxonMobil, one of the world’s biggest multinational companies with more than 70,000 employees around the globe, there was hope that Tillerson would be a capable steward.

— james baker, vanityfair.com, "Is Rex Tillerson Destroying the State Department in Order to Save It?," 20 Aug. 2017
The buyer, which already claims Apria Healthcare, Chick-fil-A, Christian Dior, Firstrust Bank, and 1,500 other companies, nonprofits, and agencies as clients, hopes the deal will cement its image as a multinational service provider.

— joseph n. distefano, Philly.com, "Evolve IP expands in Europe," 2 Aug. 2017
But last year that effort reached a landmark of sorts: the release of a 508-page draft recovery plan developed by a multinational team of experts.

— rachael lallensack, Science | AAAS, "Lawmakers move closer to funding Trump’s border wall, worrying biologists trying to save endangered species," 28 July 2017
Several multinational investigations continue into the accident, which occurred about 64 miles south of Japan.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Early findings put blame on Navy crew for deadly Fitzgerald collision, sources say," 21 July 2017

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First Known Use of multinational

1854

multinational Synonyms

Synonyms

foreign, international, transnational

Related Words

intercontinental, transcontinental

Near Antonyms

domestic, internal, national

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: working in several countries

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