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transnationalism

transnationalism noun: the phenomenon, or the analytical view, that people's activities and cultures transcend national boundaries and, in at least some ways albeit not others, national sovereignty.

Noun

transnationalism (countable and uncountable, plural transnationalisms)

  1. The phenomenon, or the analytical view, that people's activities and cultures transcend national boundaries and, in at least some ways albeit not others, national sovereignty.
  2. Support for culture or business that crosses national boundaries.

Antonyms of transnationalism

Forms of transnationalism

pluraltransnationalisms

Origin of transnationalism

From transnational + -ism.

Questions about transnationalism

What does transnationalism mean?
Transnationalism means the phenomenon, or the analytical view, that people's activities and cultures transcend national boundaries and, in at least some ways albeit not others, national sovereignty.
What part of speech is transnationalism?
Transnationalism is a noun.
What is the plural of transnationalism?
The plural of transnationalism is transnationalisms.

Words near transnationalism in the dictionary

  1. transnatal
  2. transnatation
  3. transnation
  4. transnational
  5. transnational repression
  6. transnationalism
  7. transnationalisms
  8. transnationalist
  9. transnationalities
  10. transnationality
  11. transnationally

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