multinational

multinational
a) of, or involving more than two countries
b) operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two)
2. noun
a multinational company

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  • multinational — (adj.) also multi national, by 1921, from MULTI (Cf. multi ) + NATIONAL (Cf. national). Originally with reference to states; later (by 1960) to corporations and organizations. As a noun, short for multinational corporation, attested by 1971 …   Etymology dictionary

  • multinational — [mul΄tinash′ə nəl] adj. 1. of or involving a number of nations 2. designating a corporation with branches in a number of countries 3. comprising persons of various nationalities n. a multinational corporation …   English World dictionary

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  • multinational — Adj. (Mittelstufe) mehrere Nationen betreffend Beispiel: Die Unternehmen haben einen multinationalen Konzern gebildet …   Extremes Deutsch

  • multinational — ► ADJECTIVE 1) including or involving several countries or nationalities. 2) operating in several countries. ► NOUN ▪ a company operating in several countries. DERIVATIVES multinationally adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • multinational — ▪ I. multinational mul‧ti‧na‧tion‧al 1 [ˌmʌltɪˈnæʆnəl◂] adjective 1. COMMERCE ORGANIZATIONS a multinational organization has offices, factories, activities etc in many different countries: • Big multinational companies can earn huge profits. • a …   Financial and business terms

  • multinational — [[t]mʌ̱ltinæ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] multinationals also multi national 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A multinational company has branches or owns companies in many different countries. N COUNT Multinational is also a noun. ...multinationals such as Ford and IBM. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • multinational — I UK [ˌmʌltɪˈnæʃ(ə)nəl] / US [ˌmʌltɪˈnæʃən(ə)l] / US [ˌmʌltaɪˈnæʃən(ə)l] adjective * 1) business a multinational company or business has offices, shops, or factories in several countries 2) involving people from many different countries,… …   English dictionary

  • multinational — adjective Date: 1926 1. of or relating to more than two nationalities < a multinational society > 2. a. of, relating to, or involving more than two nations < a multinational alliance > b. having divisions in more than two countries < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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