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multinational

multinational: listen to British English pronunciationmultinational: listen to American pronunciation /ˌmʌltiˈnæʃənəl/ adjective

Definition

COMMERCE a multinational organization is very large and has offices, stores, etc. in many diffferent countries:
Over the years the firm has grown into a multinational organization with more than 200 affiliates in 17 countries.
a multinational business/bank/enterprise
relating to or involving several different countries:
The joint venture will be undertaken by a multinational group of 41 countries.
multinational agreements
(Definition of multinational adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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