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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Although weakened, the factions still survive, and could form a powerful, transnational and motivated insurgency when the time comes to fight whatever emerges if the Islamic Republic falls.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The United Front is named on multiple indictments from the US Department of Justice in cases of transnational repression – including a 2023 case against two Chinese Americans accused of running a secret Chinese police facility in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking behind closed doors to leaders of CARICOM’s 15 member states and associate members, Rubio warned that transnational criminal organizations pose perhaps the greatest threat to both the Caribbean and the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The alleged abuse often happened in transnational spaces—a private island, a private jet—or in other locations that seemed beyond the law.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
The United Front is named on multiple indictments from the US Department of Justice in cases of transnational repression – including a 2023 case against two Chinese Americans accused of running a secret Chinese police facility in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Speaking behind closed doors to leaders of CARICOM’s 15 member states and associate members, Rubio warned that transnational criminal organizations pose perhaps the greatest threat to both the Caribbean and the United States.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The alleged abuse often happened in transnational spaces—a private island, a private jet—or in other locations that seemed beyond the law.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2026.
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