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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These include trilateral cooperation with South Korea and the Philippines, as well as the Quad alliance with Australia and India.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In the Indo-Pacific, our bilateral alliances and trilateral cooperation with Japan and Korea—and Japan and the Philippines—are at unprecedented highs.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
In August 2023, Mr. Biden hosted Mr. Yoon and then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan at Camp David to announce a new trilateral security arrangement among the three nations.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images President Joe Biden, who leaves office this month, made headway in deepening trilateral cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea and Japan, despite historic issues that have often plagued relations between the Asian neighbors.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In the Indo-Pacific, our bilateral alliances and trilateral cooperation with Japan and Korea—and Japan and the Philippines—are at unprecedented highs.
—Jake Sullivan, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
In August 2023, Mr. Biden hosted Mr. Yoon and then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan at Camp David to announce a new trilateral security arrangement among the three nations.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images President Joe Biden, who leaves office this month, made headway in deepening trilateral cooperation between the U.S. and South Korea and Japan, despite historic issues that have often plagued relations between the Asian neighbors.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 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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