transnational

adjective

trans·​na·​tion·​al (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce transnational (audio)
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
transnationalism noun

Examples of transnational in a Sentence

climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
Recent Examples on the Web The coalition should support the establishment of an informal international body of scholars and legal experts to track and report on the regime’s transnational illicit activities and domestic violations of human rights. Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024 Walz challenged this view, saying that Harris, as California’s attorney general, had prosecuted transnational gangs for human trafficking and drug trafficking. Kizzy Cox, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024 Touted as the world’s first transnational and highest-altitude ski race, the Matterhorn Cervino Speed Opening was set to debut in 2022, with racers speeding down the Gran Becca course from the Matterhorn glacier in Zermatt across the border to the finish line in Cervinia, Italy. Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024 During her tour of the border wall, Harris received briefings about efforts to combat traffickers and transnational criminal organizations from Customs and Border Protection officials from the Tucson Sector and Douglas Border Patrol Station. Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for transnational 

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transnational was in 1921

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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transnational. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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