cross-national

adjective

cross-na·​tion·​al ˈkrȯs-ˈnash-nəl How to pronounce cross-national (audio)
-ˈna-shə-nᵊl
: of or relating to two or more nations

Examples of cross-national in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One cross-national study found that dads spent an average of 16 minutes a day caring for their kids in 1965. Elissa Strauss, CNN, 14 June 2024 Our School engages with broad cross-national issues and illuminates the ways in which such issues require deep understandings of particular places, historical contexts, cultural meanings and regional dynamics. Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023 The next chance for a cross-national eclipse will arrive in August 2045, when a line of totality will march from northern California to Miami Beach. Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024 Natalia is one of several women working to advance the careers of these pioneering young artists with cross-national opportunities in brand partnerships and first-time tours. Thania Garcia, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 Dreher and his colleagues go behind the scenes of this multiyear, cross-national effort to collect and standardize these data from a wide variety of sources. Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cross-national was in 1965

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“Cross-national.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-national. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.

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