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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rhymes with -æʃənəl
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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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: 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