transnational
adjective
trans·na·tion·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nəl 
(ˌ)tranz-,
-ˈna-shə-nᵊl
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Launched in 2016 as a joint effort between the U.S. Border Patrol and the Government of Mexico, all along the border, the Se Busca initiative identifies people associated with transnational criminal organizations and crimes on both sides of the border.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
The lawlessness that thrives in conflict areas has radiated outward, with transnational crime networks using Myanmar as a base and exporting the products of their illicit activity worldwide.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Reggaetón, a genre now famously recognized for its roots in Puerto Rico, was about to explode into a transnational phenomenon.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Its contributors examine how the world has been imagined in the past and present by pan-Islamic thinkers, Japanese and Indian nationalists, and figures on the transnational radical right, among others.
—Daniel Nexon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
This project documents the Miya community that depends on land near the transnational Brahmaputra River for their livelihood and their identity in the eyes of the state.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The agency labeled the incident an example of transnational repression — oppression or interference by foreign governments on citizens or former citizens abroad.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Their arrest comes amid a rise in transnational crime groups entering the U.S. by taking advantage of a State Department travel program to case out affluent U.S. neighborhoods and ransack homes for profit.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024
The diplomatic spats have the potential to have real-world effects at a moment when tackling some of the region’s biggest issues — migration, climate change and transnational crime — requires regional cooperation.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
The lawlessness that thrives in conflict areas has radiated outward, with transnational crime networks using Myanmar as a base and exporting the products of their illicit activity worldwide.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Reggaetón, a genre now famously recognized for its roots in Puerto Rico, was about to explode into a transnational phenomenon.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2024
Its contributors examine how the world has been imagined in the past and present by pan-Islamic thinkers, Japanese and Indian nationalists, and figures on the transnational radical right, among others.
—Daniel Nexon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
This project documents the Miya community that depends on land near the transnational Brahmaputra River for their livelihood and their identity in the eyes of the state.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The agency labeled the incident an example of transnational repression — oppression or interference by foreign governments on citizens or former citizens abroad.
—Sandhya Dirks, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Their arrest comes amid a rise in transnational crime groups entering the U.S. by taking advantage of a State Department travel program to case out affluent U.S. neighborhoods and ransack homes for profit.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024
The diplomatic spats have the potential to have real-world effects at a moment when tackling some of the region’s biggest issues — migration, climate change and transnational crime — requires regional cooperation.
—Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Transnational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transnational. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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