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

The e-sports industry — which comprises at-home amateur video game players as well as those playing in transnational competitions — is expanding at six times the global rate across the continent, with Stears estimating that Africa was home to 350 million players in 2024. —Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 28 July 2025

The film emphasizes that the diversity of the transnational fandom is its strength. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

It should be noted that Herman’s dreams of middle-class success in an isolated Jewish enclave away from the racially mixed, transnational pressures and pleasures of urban life are also what finally kill him. —Literary Hub, 23 July 2025

Macías, 44, faces a seven-count federal indictment and is accused by U.S. prosecutors of leading a transnational criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking and firearms smuggling operations. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

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