Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Operating in or involving several nations or nationalities: Describes an entity, typically a company or organization, whose activities, operations, or composition span multiple countries.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The multinational corporation has offices in over fifty countries.
  • A multinational peacekeeping force was deployed to the region.
  • Their research is a multinational collaboration between scientists from three continents.

Advanced Usage

• "Multinational enterprise (MNE)": A formal economic term for a large corporation that operates in multiple countries.

  • The study focused on the tax strategies of multinational enterprises.

• "Multinational state": A sovereign state that comprises two or more nations or nationalities.

  • Historically, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a classic multinational state.

Variants and Related Words

• Multinationalism (n): The condition or policy of involving multiple nations; the principle of multinational cooperation.

  • The treaty was a victory for economic multinationalism.

• Transnational (adj): Extending or operating across national boundaries. Often used similarly to "multinational," but can emphasize operations that transcend national borders rather than simply operating within multiple separate ones.

  • They formed a transnational alliance to combat cybercrime.

Synonyms

• International: Existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.
• Global: Relating to the whole world; worldwide.

Related Phrases

• Multinational conglomerate: A large multinational corporation composed of diverse, often unrelated businesses.
  • The multinational conglomerate owns brands in the food, media, and energy sectors.

Adjective

1. involving or operating in several nations or nationalities
   • multinational corporations
   • transnational terrorist networks