transnational
adjective
trans·na·tion·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
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climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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His regime’s misrule, combined with its alliance with transnational criminal organizations, has destabilized the entire region.
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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
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 19 Oct. 2025.
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