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trinational

trinational

6.8
Involving three countries that work together
  • adjective
  • /ˌtraɪˈnæʃənl/
translation icon : trinacional
  • There is no established trinational alliance as in the case of NAFTA.

Examples

  • 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.

    Academic text (1998)
  • 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).

    Academic text (2008)
  • The leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed a trinational agreement to enhance trade relations.

  • A trinational task force was formed to address issues affecting the environment across the three countries.

  • The conference focused on creating a trinational response to climate change involving all three nations.

Synonyms

three-way
vstrinational
24 3.9

Involving three people, groups or parts

is about cooperation specifically between three different countries
trilateral
vstrinational
5 7.4

Having three sides or involving three countries

is focused on agreements among three separate countries
tripartite
vstrinational
  • Formal
3 7.9

Involving three groups working together

is used when three countries are the specific partners involved
three-cornered
vstrinational
5.0

Involving three people or groups

is about agreements among three distinct countries rather than any actors
tristate
vstrinational
6.8

Relating to three states or regions

focuses on three different countries not regions or conditions

Surface Forms

trinational positive

Morphology

trinational = national (transparent) = tri + nation + al

Meaning is a straightforward combination of 'tri-' (three) and 'national' (relating to nations), producing 'relating to three nations'.

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.