transnational

adjective

trans·​na·​tion·​al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 

(ˌ)tranz-

: extending or going beyond national boundaries

transnational corporations

transnationalism

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

Synonyms

• international

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution

Recent Examples on the Web

Over time, the congress fostered a transnational network of culturally influential elites who favored liberal democracy over communism and Marxism. —Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025

The anti-gender movement is no longer fringe but rather well funded, organized and transnational. —Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025

Gačanin was arrested in Dubai in 2022, as part of a transnational effort known as Operation Desert Light. —Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

Despite months of military build-up, the escalation into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022 and the subsequent imposition of sweeping and continuously expanding sanctions came as a major shock to thousands of transnational corporations. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

• binational
• irrational
• subnational
• international
• multinational
• supranational
• national
• rational