adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -æʃənəl
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A multinational company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
involving or operating in several nations or nationalities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
multinational corporations
transnational terrorist networks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transnational
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English national English multinational From multi- + national.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
шматнацыяна́льны
(šmatnacyjanálʹny)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Bulgarian:
многонациона́лен
(mnogonacionálen)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Bulgarian:
многонароден
(mnogonaroden)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Catalan:
multinacional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Finnish:
monikansallinen
— of, or involving more than two countries
French:
multinational
— of, or involving more than two countries
Galician:
multinacional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Georgian:
მულტინაციონალური
(mulṭinacionaluri)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Georgian:
მრავალნაციონალური
(mravalnacionaluri)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Georgian:
მრავალეროვნული
(mravalerovnuli)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Georgian:
საერთაშორისო
(saertašoriso)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Georgian:
მულტიეროვნული
(mulṭierovnuli)
— of, or involving more than two countries
German:
multinational
— of, or involving more than two countries
Hindi:
बहुराष्ट्रीय
(bahurāṣṭrīya)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Indonesian:
multinasional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Italian:
multinazionale
— of, or involving more than two countries
Māori:
whenuarau
— of, or involving more than two countries
Norman:
multinâtionnal
— of, or involving more than two countries
Occitan:
multinacional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Polish:
wielonarodowy
— of, or involving more than two countries
Portuguese:
multinacional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Russian:
междунаро́дный
(meždunaródnyj)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Russian:
многонациона́льный
(mnogonacionálʹnyj)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Spanish:
multinacional
— of, or involving more than two countries
Telugu:
బహుళజాతీయ
(bahuḷajātīya)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Ukrainian:
багатонаціона́льний
(bahatonacionálʹnyj)
— of, or involving more than two countries
Catalan:
multinacional
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Finnish:
monikansallinen
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
French:
multinational
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Galician:
multinacional
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Georgian:
მულტინაციონალური
(mulṭinacionaluri)
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Georgian:
მრავალნაციონალური
(mravalnacionaluri)
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Georgian:
მრავალეროვნული
(mravalerovnuli)
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Georgian:
მულტიეროვნული
(mulṭierovnuli)
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Hungarian:
multinacionális
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Indonesian:
multinasional
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Italian:
multinazionale
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Norman:
multinâtionnal
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Portuguese:
multinacional
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Spanish:
multinacional
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Swedish:
multinationell
— operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries
Catalan:
multinacional
— multinational company
Cornish:
korforeth lieskenedhlek
— multinational company
Dutch:
multinational
— multinational company
French:
multinationale
— multinational company
Galician:
multinacional
— multinational company
Georgian:
მულტინაციონალური კომპანია
(mulṭinacionaluri ḳomṗania)
— multinational company
Georgian:
მრავალეროვნული კომპანია
(mravalerovnuli ḳomṗania)
— multinational company
Georgian:
მრავალნაციონალური კომპანია
(mravalnacionaluri ḳomṗania)
— multinational company
German:
multinationales Unternehmen
— multinational company
Hungarian:
multi
— multinational company
Italian:
multinazionale
— multinational company
Japanese:
多国籍企業
(takokuseki kigyō)
— multinational company
Māori:
rangatōpū whenuarau
— multinational company