multinational

adjective

mul·​ti·​na·​tion·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 

-ˌtī-

1

: of or relating to more than two nationalities

a multinational society

2

a

: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations

a multinational alliance

b

: having divisions in more than two countries

a multinational corporation

multinational noun

Synonyms

• foreign
• international
• transnational

Examples of multinational in a Sentence

multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region

Recent Examples on the Web

This appointment took Adler on a multinational tour to encourage participation in the event. —arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024

Losses to tax avoidance by multinational tech companies operating within their borders. —Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

This photograph shows a logo of American multinational corporation McKinsey & Company on the first day of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. —Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024

Over a decade ago, Intel spent billions investing in Dutch multinational ASML, which is today the most important company in chips. —Sean Hollister, The Verge, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

multinational

1 of 2 adjective

mul·​ti·​na·​tion·​al

ˌməl-ti-ˈnash-nəl,

-ən-ᵊl

1

: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations

2

: having divisions in more than two countries

multinational

2 of 2 noun

: a multinational corporation