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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Homeland Security Investigations works to disrupt transnational crime organizations and terrorist networks, according to ICE's website.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
The crackdown could involve roughly 2,000 agents and officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportation branch and Homeland Security Investigations, the agency's investigative arm tasked with fighting transnational crimes, the officials said.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rusthenford is described in court documents as a leader of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization recently designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The 44-year-old Canadian national, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation that ships cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations, according to the FBI.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2026
The crackdown could involve roughly 2,000 agents and officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deportation branch and Homeland Security Investigations, the agency's investigative arm tasked with fighting transnational crimes, the officials said.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Rusthenford is described in court documents as a leader of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization recently designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
The 44-year-old Canadian national, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is wanted for allegedly running a transnational drug trafficking operation that ships cocaine from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to Canada and other locations, according to the FBI.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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