supranational

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adjective

Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

“Global warming is a supranational problem.”

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Meanings

adjectivesupranational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

    Global warming is a supranational problem.

    2 more examples

    The Systems Alliance is an independent supranational government representing the interests of humanity as a whole. The Alliance is responsible for the governance and defense of all extra-solar colonies and stations. […]

    2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Systems Alliance Codex entry

    If its Middle-earth series becomes must-see TV around the world, it would mean millions of new devoted subscribers in the Amazon Prime fellowship, collectively paying billions of dollars, lured by a fleet of dwarves, elves, and hobbits that would, one might say, rule their shopping behaviors and bind them to one supranational force.

    2017 November 13, Derek Thompson, “Why Amazon Thinks You Want to Watch a ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Show (or Five)”, in The Atlantic
nounsupranational (plural supranationals)

plural supranationals

  1. Such a person or organization.

    This segment of issuers is known as the supranationals, or supras. Together with regional and agency borrowers, the bonds issued by supranationals form a bond market segment known as SSA (supras, sub-sovereigns and agencies).

    2021, Alexander During, Fixed Income Trading and Risk Management: The Complete Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 147

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetranscending established national boundaries or spheres of interest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Proto-Italic*superos
  5. Proto-Italic*superād
  6. Old Latinsuprād
  7. Latinsuprā
  8. Latinsupra-
  9. Englishsupra-
  10. Englishnational
  11. Englishsupranational

From supra- + national.

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Translations

Catalan supranacional
  • supranacionalof greater than national scope
Dutch supranationaal
  • supranationaalof greater than national scope
Esperanto supernacia
  • supernaciaof greater than national scope
Finnish ylikansallinen
  • ylikansallinenof greater than national scope
French supranational
  • supranationalof greater than national scope
German übernational, supranational
  • übernationalof greater than national scope
  • supranationalof greater than national scope
  • überstaatlichof greater than national scope
Greek υπερεθνικός
  • υπερεθνικός (yperethnikós)of greater than national scope
Indonesian supranasional
  • supranasionalof greater than national scope
Italian sovranazionale
  • sovranazionaleof greater than national scope
Korean 초국가적
  • 초국가적 (chogukgajeok)of greater than national scope
Polish ponadpaństwowy, ponadnarodowy
  • ponadpaństwowyof greater than national scope
  • ponadnarodowyof greater than national scope
Portuguese supranacional
  • supranacionalof greater than national scope
Romanian supranațional
  • supranaționalof greater than national scope
Russian наднациона́льный, надгосуда́рственный
  • наднациона́льный (nadnacionálʹnyj)of greater than national scope
  • надгосуда́рственный (nadgosudárstvennyj)of greater than national scope
Spanish supranacional
  • supranacionalof greater than national scope
Turkish uluslarüstü
  • uluslarüstüof greater than national scope

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

supranational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supranational

MLA

“supranational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supranational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supranational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supranational.

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