cross-national
adjective
cross-na·tion·al
ˈkrȯs-ˈnash-nəl 
-ˈna-shə-nᵊl
: of or relating to two or more nations
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One cross-national study found that dads spent an average of 16 minutes a day caring for their kids in 1965.
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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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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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“Cross-national.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-national. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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