Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
trans·na·tion·al
\\(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈnash-nəl, (ˌ)tranz-, -ˈna-shə-nəl\\ adjective DATE 1921
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
transnational corporations
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trans·na·tion·al·ism \\-ˈnash-nə-ˌli-zəm, -ˈna-shə-nə-\\
noun Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
transnational
trans·nation·al / 7trAnz5nAFnEl; 7trAns- / adjective (business 商) existing in or involving many different countries
跨国的；多国的:
transnational corporations
跨国公司
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
trans·national
\(ˈ)tran(t)s, -raan-, -nz+\ adjective
Etymology: trans- + national
: extending or going beyond national boundaries
< an abatement of nationalism and the creation of transnational institutions which will render boundaries of minor importance — New Republic >
< by the diffusion of culturally important words … transnational vocabularies have grown up — Edward Sapir >