transnational
adjective
trans·na·tion·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
(ˌ)tranz-
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
Examples of transnational in a Sentence
climate change is a transnational problem that requires a transnational solution
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The Sinixt, or other transnational peoples, could face opposition over future development and resource extraction, too.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
While Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate has been charged with three felonies and does have connections to the transnational gang, local police have said that the attack was not random and that the victims were acquaintances with Zarate and brought him to Prairie du Chien from Madison.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Harris defended her record prosecuting transnational criminal organizations before pointing to a bipartisan border security bill that would have added more agents and resources by the border.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Artists like Wolle who spent the majority of their coming-of-age years outside of the country are now traversing the dimensions of transnational identity from the United States and elsewhere, utilizing their heritage as a connector to weighted pasts and yet unseen futures.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
While Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate has been charged with three felonies and does have connections to the transnational gang, local police have said that the attack was not random and that the victims were acquaintances with Zarate and brought him to Prairie du Chien from Madison.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Harris defended her record prosecuting transnational criminal organizations before pointing to a bipartisan border security bill that would have added more agents and resources by the border.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Artists like Wolle who spent the majority of their coming-of-age years outside of the country are now traversing the dimensions of transnational identity from the United States and elsewhere, utilizing their heritage as a connector to weighted pasts and yet unseen futures.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transnational. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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