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

These findings point to the importance of substantive local relationships for multinational companies. — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The option of turning to large multinational oil companies quickly stalled. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Oracle, the multinational tech giant has taken on a lot of loans to build up its AI capacity. — Adrian Ma, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

The Swiss multinational firm declined around 6% on Tuesday, even after reporting record third-quarter orders, which jumped 40% to $12 billion, driven by a triple-digit increase in its data center segment. — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for multinational

• international
• supranational
• binational
• irrational
• nonrational
• 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