transnational
adjective
trans·na·tion·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
Examples of transnational in a Sentence
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Aside from a few nods to the Marquis de Lafayette, most basic textbook histories of the Revolutionary War typically overlook, minimize, or erase its transnational scope and complexity.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Bondi said Maduro heads the Cartel de los Soles, a drug-trafficking organization embedded in Venezuela’s military, and works with groups including Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, and other transnational criminal networks.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, Red Command has become a massive, transnational criminal group, involved in drug trafficking and extortion.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Bondi said Maduro heads the Cartel de los Soles, a drug-trafficking organization embedded in Venezuela’s military, and works with groups including Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, and other transnational criminal networks.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
But Rodrik also believes there can be no return to the pre-Trump global system, which relied on one-size-fits-all trade rules enforced by transnational agencies such as the World Trade Organization.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Since then, Red Command has become a massive, transnational criminal group, involved in drug trafficking and extortion.
—Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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