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transnational

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Between or beyond national boundaries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Involving several nations or nationalities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone operating in several countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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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: multinational

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English national English transnational From trans- + national.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անդրազգային (andrazgayin) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跨國 /跨国 (kuàguó) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Czech: nadnárodní — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Dutch: transnationaal — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Dutch: grensoverschrijdend — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Finnish: monikansallinen — between or beyond national boundaries
  • French: transnational — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Georgian: ტრანსნაციონალური (ṭransnacionaluri) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Georgian: საერთაშორისო (saertašoriso) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Georgian: სახელმწიფოთაშორისი (saxelmc̣ipotašorisi) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Georgian: ერთაშორისი (ertašorisi) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • German: transnational — between or beyond national boundaries
  • German: grenzüberschreitend — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Greek: υπερεθνικός (yperethnikós) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Greek: διεθνικός (diethnikós) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Icelandic: milli landa — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Icelandic: millilanda- — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Indonesian: transnasional — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Indonesian: lintas negara — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Italian: transnazionale — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Kazakh: ұлтаралық (ūltaralyq) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Kazakh: трансұлттық (transūlttyq) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Latin: transnātiōnālis — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Malay: rentas negara — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Polish: transnarodowy — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Portuguese: transnacional — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Romanian: transnațional — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Russian: транснациона́льный (transnacionálʹnyj) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Russian: наднациона́льный (nadnacionálʹnyj) — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Sicilian: trasnazziunali — between or beyond national boundaries
  • Spanish: transnacional — between or beyond national boundaries
Real reading context

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