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transnationalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
transna-tion-al-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Support for culture or business that crosses national boundaries.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From transnational + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transnationalisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cosmopolitanism internationalism supranationalism universalism

Antonyms

nationalism nativism regionalism tribalism

Questions

What does transnationalism mean?
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.
Where does transnationalism come from?
From transnational + -ism.

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