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multinational

/ˌməltiˈnæʃɪnəl/
/məltiˈnæʃɪnəl/
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When something is described as multinational, it involves more than two countries. A multinational corporation buys and sells in several countries, and it may also have offices in these countries.

A multinational conflict is a war that involves the governments of three or more countries. Multinational peacekeepers might be from an organization like the United Nations (which could also be described as a multinational organization), working in many countries toward a peaceful agreement between them. The adjective multinational uses the prefix multi-, or "many," adding it to national, from the Latin nationem, "birth, kind, or tribe."

Definitions of multinational
  1. adjective
    involving or operating in several nations or nationalities
    multinational corporations”
    synonyms: transnational
    international
    concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
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