transnational

adjective

trans·​na·​tion·​al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 

(ˌ)tranz-

: extending or going beyond national boundaries

transnational corporations

transnationalism

(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-ˌli-zəm 

(ˌ)tranz-

noun

Synonyms

• foreign
• international
• multinational

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution

Recent Examples on the Web

Collaboration across North American borders produces vital conduits for transnational supply chains, over $4 billion in daily cross-border trade and dynamic networks of research and development. —John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025

By the nineteen-sixties, the hibakusha identity was established enough, and the condition of Korean survivors bad enough, that a transnational movement started to take shape. —E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

The gang, now Venezuela’s most powerful transnational criminal organization, is allegedly being used in a campaign to destabilize neighboring countries and the United States. —Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025

Josh Meyer is a veteran correspondent focusing on domestic, national and global security issues, including transnational criminal organizations. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

• binational
• irrational
• subnational
• international
• multinational
• supranational
• national
• rational