multinational
adjective
mul·ti·na·tion·al
| \ ˌməl-tē-ˈnash-nəl
, -ˈna-shə-nᵊl, -ˌtī-\
, -ˈna-shə-nᵊl, -ˌtī-\
Definition of multinational
1
: of or relating to more than two nationalities
a multinational society
2a
: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations
a multinational alliance
b
: having divisions in more than two countries
a multinational corporation
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Synonyms for multinational
Synonyms
foreign, international, transnational
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Examples of multinational in a Sentence
multinational efforts to negotiate a lasting peace in the region
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All of these companies are part of gigantic multinational corporations and have deep libraries and other means of cushioning the blows that come when a movie flops. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Vice Producer Going Bankrupt," 12 Aug. 2019 The city is home to seven Fortune Global 500 companies, and operates as an Asian base for many multinational corporations and major banks who prize its semi-autonomous legal system and close ties to mainland China. — Michelle Toh, CNN, "These global businesses are feeling the heat from Hong Kong's protests," 9 Aug. 2019 Stellenbosch University resisted the pressure, but Daimler, Marriott, Delta Airlines, and other multinational corporations yielded to it. — The New York Review of Books, "Richard Bernstein," 28 July 2016 Meanwhile, hundreds of glyphosate lawsuits are still pending, all of them directed at German multinational Bayer, which bought agrochemical giant Monsanto last year. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Syngenta just funded a study on the best way to spray glyphosate," 16 Aug. 2019 Recently, a report by the World Resources Institute, a multinational think-tank, listed 22 actions that could be taken to feed, sustainably, close to 10bn people by 2050. — The Economist, "Gloom from the climate-change front line," 10 Aug. 2019 The company has headquarters near Chicago and has no relation to the multinational Koch Industries. — Hannah Denham, Washington Post, "What we know about the five companies targeted in the Mississippi ICE raids," 8 Aug. 2019 The beverages multinational will overhaul the electricity mix at its African brewing sites across the continent and install solar power, biomass boilers and new water recovery equipment. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "A global drinks giant is spending over $200 million to build “green” breweries in Africa," 7 Aug. 2019 Phillips 66 is a multinational oil and gas firm based in Houston. — Los Angeles Times, "Environmental groups move to sue South Bay refinery over mishandling of hazardous waste," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'multinational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for multinational
multinational
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of multinational
: of, relating to, or involving more than two nations
: working in several countries
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