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multinational

[muhl-tee-nash-uh-nl, muhl-tahy-]

noun

  1. a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or involving several nations.

  2. noting or pertaining to multinationals.

multinational

/ ˌʌɪˈæʃəə /

adjective

  1. (of a large business company) operating in several countries

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. such a company

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • multinationalism noun
  • multinationally adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multinational1

First recorded in 1925–30; multi- + national
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The same multinational corporations that sold Iowa soybeans to China are now down to Brazil, selling Brazilian soybeans to China, and here we are without a good chunk of that market share.

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Mosop accused the multinational company of polluting the land that locals relied on for their livelihoods.

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But the film has to make the people outside of that large and multinational group care.

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"The fact that we have multiracial, multicultural, multinational universities is a boon to our universities," he says.

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"If I were the CEO of a multinational, I would question my activities in Colombia," he says.

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