multinational
adjective
mul·ti·na·tion·al
ˌməl-tē-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
-ˌtī-
1
: of or relating to more than two nationalities
a multinational society
2
a
: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations
a multinational alliance
b
: having divisions in more than two countries
a multinational corporation
multinational
noun
Examples of multinational in a Sentence
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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Prior to Condé Nast China, Zhou spent nearly 30 years working with multinational corporations in China.
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Denni Hu, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Then a massive multinational meatpacker, like JBS, Tyson Foods, or Smithfield Foods, slaughters the animals and sells their meat.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Ship-owning companies operating from Western countries have made more than $6 billion by selling oil tankers destined for the scrapheap, which were then used to shift Russian oil supplies around the world, according to a new multinational investigation led by European outlet, Follow the Money.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Italian learned the basics in Pittsburgh while undergoing knee surgery as a teenager and the rest is down to the combination of a misspent youth listening to UK drill music and watching Netflix, and being around an eclectic mix of multinational players at Bologna and Basel.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Denni Hu, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Then a massive multinational meatpacker, like JBS, Tyson Foods, or Smithfield Foods, slaughters the animals and sells their meat.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Ship-owning companies operating from Western countries have made more than $6 billion by selling oil tankers destined for the scrapheap, which were then used to shift Russian oil supplies around the world, according to a new multinational investigation led by European outlet, Follow the Money.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Italian learned the basics in Pittsburgh while undergoing knee surgery as a teenager and the rest is down to the combination of a misspent youth listening to UK drill music and watching Netflix, and being around an eclectic mix of multinational players at Bologna and Basel.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multinational. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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