trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˌ)trī-ˈla-tə-rəl 
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides or parties
trilateral business ventures
trilateral discussions
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Despite these statements, which have drawn significant public attention, an in-person trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Putin, and Trump remains a distant prospect.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
One senior official also noted the administration supports efforts to hold trilateral meetings with Japan and South Korea and that there will see continuity there.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Already on March 30 – after Trump had first raised tariffs on Beijing – China, Japan and South Korea hosted their first economic dialogue in five years and pledged to advance a trilateral free trade agreement.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
One senior official also noted the administration supports efforts to hold trilateral meetings with Japan and South Korea and that there will see continuity there.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Already on March 30 – after Trump had first raised tariffs on Beijing – China, Japan and South Korea hosted their first economic dialogue in five years and pledged to advance a trilateral free trade agreement.
—Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
That can be done in part by strengthening the security dimension of increasingly important groupings (the Quad or the trilateral relationship with Japan and Korea).
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Trilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trilateral. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˈ)trī-ˈlat-ə-rəl
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides
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