trinational
- adjective
- /ˌtraɪˈnæʃənl/
- There is no established trinational alliance as in the case of NAFTA.
Examples
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Supranationality—in this case, the process through which a trinational body whose powers are agreed upon could have preeminence over domestic legislative bodies—seemingly posed a threat to Mexican sovereignty.
Academic text (1994) -
But if multinational corporations and governments could be active on a trinational scale, so should citizen networks be.
Academic text (1994) -
Furthermore, there is no requirement that the three parties shall, at present or in the future, harmonize any of their national laws or regulations to meet any trinational standard.
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To complement that treaty, environmentalists obtained two important sets of agreements addressing environmental concerns: the trinational Environmental Side Agreements and a special agreement between the United States and Mexico.
Academic text (1998) -
The same holds true for the trinational dispute settlement mechanism, which, due to excessive bureaucracy, makes it highly unlikely that sanctions will be imposed successfully on any country that violates labor or environmental provisions.
Academic text (1994) -
Several of these projects exist along the edges of the LNP, where land values have increased exponentially since it was created in 2001 and integrated into the trinational Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) in 2002 (Figure 1).
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The leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed a trinational agreement to enhance trade relations.
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A trinational task force was formed to address issues affecting the environment across the three countries.
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The conference focused on creating a trinational response to climate change involving all three nations.
Synonyms
Involving three people, groups or parts
Having three sides or involving three countries
Involving three groups working together
Involving three people or groups
Relating to three states or regions
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Trinational comes from the prefix tri- meaning 'three' and the word nation meaning 'country', so it describes something that involves or is shared by three countries.