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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

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