transnational

adjective

trans·​na·​tion·​al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce transnational (audio)
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
transnationalism noun

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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Bishnoi’s international reach Despite him spending nearly a decade in prison, Bishnoi’s reach has allegedly metastasized into a transnational criminal syndicate, operating in the United States, Dubai, and Canada, according to the chargesheet. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 The three winners will receive a contract with transnational or independent record labels, announced Federal Secretary of Culture Claudia Curiel de Icaza. Natalia Cano, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025 That difficult problem lies at the heart of the transnational political struggle about defining free speech and regulating American Internet corporations currently playing out in Brazil, Europe, and elsewhere around the world. Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025 All this points to the inherent limitations of leaving it to individuals to stop industrial-level transnational fraud. Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transnational

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transnational was in 1921

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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transnational. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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