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 of transnational

• international

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution

Recent Examples on the Web

The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025

Wedding is also wanted for crimes, including allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking network that would routinely ship hundreds of kilograms of cocaine. —Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

Trump first invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act in March to remove people the administration accused of being members of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang that the administration has designated as a terrorist organization. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025

Her first monograph recovers transnational cultural circuits and subversive visions of race and sexuality in the early Cold War period. —Time, 18 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

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