transnational

adjective trans·na·tion·al \ (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nəl , (ˌ)tranz- , -ˈna-shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

Examples: transnational in a Sentence

Definition of transnational

: extending or going beyond national boundaries

transnational corporations

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transnationalism

play \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nə-ˌli-zəm, -ˈna-shə-nə-, (ˌ)tranz-\ noun

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Examples of transnational in a Sentence

global warming is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution

Recent Examples of transnational from the Web

Trump has often cited crimes committed by the transnational gang MS-13 in cities as far from the southern border as New York.

— BostonGlobe.com, "On Texas border, despite what Trump says, some see no crisis," 23 June 2018
Their denim jacket, lovingly called the Kutte, is a symbol of the fans' transnational unity and local identity.

— nancy baym, WIRED, "Book Excerpt: How Music Fans Built the Internet," 10 July 2018
The group of special agents suggested splitting up ICE into two separate agencies: one that focuses on detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants, and another that focuses on transnational criminal investigations.

— alexia fernández campbell, Vox, "19 top ICE investigators ask DHS officials to split up the agency," 29 June 2018
But today’s telecommunications industry is transnational and borderless.

— donald a. purdy jr., Fortune, "I’m the Security Chief at Huawei U.S. Banning Us Won’t Make Americans Safer," 26 June 2018
Caravan migrants arriving at border The caravan, organized by Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a transnational advocacy group based in San Diego, began arriving at the U.S. border this week.

— daniel gonzález, azcentral, "Central American migrants in caravan on a collision course with Trump," 26 Apr. 2018
Discussions were expected to address ways to combat transnational criminal organizations, the U.S. opioid epidemic and trade tensions.

— susannah george, chicagotribune.com, "Mexico officials urge Mike Pompeo to reunite immigrant families quickly," 13 July 2018
Discussions were expected to address ways to combat transnational criminal organizations, the U.S. opioid epidemic and trade tensions.

— susannah george, BostonGlobe.com, "We can’t afford to replace empathy with apathy," 13 July 2018
The entire delegation will meet separately with Pena Nieto and Lopez Obrador and discuss ways to combat transnational criminal organizations, the opioid epidemic in the U.S., trade tensions and irregular migration.

— Washington Post, "Pompeo travels to Mexico to meet new leftist president-elect," 13 July 2018

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