trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˌ)trī-ˈla-tə-rəl 
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides or parties
trilateral business ventures
trilateral discussions
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After phone conversations with his counterparts in Mexico and Canada, Trump decided last Thursday to pause until April 2 the general tariffs for products that are under a trilateral trade agreement.
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Fabiola Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The French aircraft carrier then transited northward and reached the waters south and east of the Philippines—the Celebes Sea and the Philippine Sea—for a large-scale trilateral exercise with aircraft carriers sent by the United States and Japan from February 7 to 18.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Mandelson championed the trilateral alliance shared by the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, established with the intent of countering China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
One striking insight emerged from these talks: the main reason for Beijing’s seeming unwillingness to build a trilateral coalition with Russia and North Korea is that such an arrangement would call for strategic leadership by China, and Beijing is decidedly uninterested in such a prospect.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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Fabiola Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The French aircraft carrier then transited northward and reached the waters south and east of the Philippines—the Celebes Sea and the Philippine Sea—for a large-scale trilateral exercise with aircraft carriers sent by the United States and Japan from February 7 to 18.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Mandelson championed the trilateral alliance shared by the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, established with the intent of countering China’s aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
One striking insight emerged from these talks: the main reason for Beijing’s seeming unwillingness to build a trilateral coalition with Russia and North Korea is that such an arrangement would call for strategic leadership by China, and Beijing is decidedly uninterested in such a prospect.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Trilateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trilateral. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˈ)trī-ˈlat-ə-rəl
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides
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