trans|na|tion|al

trans|na|tion|al
trans|na|tion|al «trans NASH uhn uhl, -NASH nuhl; tranz-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
extending beyond national frontiers or bounds: »

a transnational economy, a transnational culture.

–n.
a company with foreign branches, subsidiaries, and the like; multinational: »

Typically, a raw material is extracted by a transnational in a developing country and sold to the same transnational in an industrialized country (New Scientist).

trans|na´tion|al|ly, adverb.

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