supranational
/sˌupɹənˈæʃənəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Such a person or organization.
Example Sentences
- "Global warming is a supranational problem."
- "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. […]"
- "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."
- "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)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English national English supranational From supra- + national.