multinational

adjective

mul·​ti·​na·​tion·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce multinational (audio)
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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

Examples of multinational in a Sentence

multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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In the multinational, multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial, 105 adult patients with PD and LID were randomly assigned to receive one of three oral interventions once a day for four weeks: 20 mg of CPL’36, 40 mg of CPL’36, or a placebo. New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025 Starting mid-year, clean energy will power the multinational company’s three factories located in the cities of Maracanaú, Pacajus, and Natal. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025 Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, a multinational agreement to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, in 2018, a year into his first White House term. Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 Templates for such an accord already exist in the form of the Smithsonian Agreement and the Plaza Accord, multinational currency agreements executed by Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, respectively. Brendan Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multinational

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of multinational was in 1854

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“Multinational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multinational. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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

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