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

In a memo sent Monday night, Blanche directed the closure of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ordered prosecutors to pivot to investigating transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups that use crypto to engage in illicit transactions. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

The Biden administration last summer classified the gang as a transnational criminal organization. —Martin Kaste, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025

Chatfield’s ouster further calls into question the United States’ future role in NATO, the transnational military organization founded in 1949. —Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025

But the administration is accusing all of them of being part of this transnational gang known as Tren de Aragua. —CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transnational

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