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

Chinese sport multinational Anta Sports is among those working on a bid, the outlet reported, citing unnamed sources. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025

Woo says dozens of other projects with multinational corporations are in the works. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025

European allies are working on a plan to see a multinational peacekeeping force deployed to Ukraine as part of a post-war security guarantee, an idea Russia has rejected. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

The senatorial group, which includes former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly (D-AZ), argue that the new institute is needed to reduce opportunities for China's Tiangong space station to pick up multinational research after the ISS retires. —Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025

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