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postnational

UK/ˌpəʊstˈnaʃənəl/

postnational adjective: pertaining to a time or mindset in which the identity of a nation is no longer important.

Adjective

postnational (comparative more postnational, superlative most postnational)

  1. Pertaining to a time or mindset in which the identity of a nation is no longer important.
    • The book is “a landmark in what’s possible for the novel” in “our increasingly, and terrifyingly, postnational world,” our reviewer, Jonathan Lethem, said.2009 September 20, Elsa Dixler, “Paperback Row”, in New York Times

Forms of postnational

comparativemore postnational
superlativemost postnational

Origin of postnational

From post- + national.

Questions about postnational

What does postnational mean?
Postnational means pertaining to a time or mindset in which the identity of a nation is no longer important.
What part of speech is postnational?
Postnational is an adjective.
How do you pronounce postnational?
Postnational is pronounced /ˌpəʊstˈnaʃənəl/ (UK).

Words near postnational in the dictionary

  1. postnatal depression
  2. postnatal depressions
  3. postnatally
  4. postnate
  5. postnati
  6. postnational
  7. postnationalism
  8. postnationalist
  9. postnatural
  10. postnecrotic
  11. postneoadjuvant

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