transnational
adjective
trans·na·tion·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
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climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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This includes Cuba’s alignment with hostile nations such as Russia and its harboring of transnational terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas as well as its persecution of political opponents, suppression of free speech and corruption, according to the document.
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Moriah Thomas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Law enforcement officials alleged Wedding, who competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was the ringleader of a transnational drug trafficking operation that shipped approximately 60 tons of cocaine a year from Colombia through Mexico, California, and Canada.
—Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Moriah Thomas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The executive order also accuses Cuba of providing safe haven for transnational terrorist groups, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Law enforcement officials alleged Wedding, who competed for Team Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was the ringleader of a transnational drug trafficking operation that shipped approximately 60 tons of cocaine a year from Colombia through Mexico, California, and Canada.
—Forbestv, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for transnational
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transnational. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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