supranational

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See also: supranațional

English

Etymology

From supra- +‎ national.

Pronunciation

Adjective

supranational (not comparable)

  1. Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.
    Antonym: infranational
    Global warming is a supranational problem.
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Systems Alliance Codex entry:
      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. […]
    • 2017 November 13, Derek Thompson, “Why Amazon Thinks You Want to Watch a ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Show (or Five)”, in The Atlantic‎:
      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.

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Noun

supranational (plural supranationals)

  1. Such a person or organization.
    • 2021, Alexander During, Fixed Income Trading and Risk Management: The Complete Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 147:
      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).

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French

Etymology

supra- (supra-) +‎ national (national)

Pronunciation

Adjective

supranational (feminine supranationale, masculine plural supranationaux, feminine plural supranationales)

  1. supranational

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German

Etymology

supra- +‎ national

Pronunciation

Adjective

supranational (strong nominative masculine singular supranationaler, not comparable)

  1. supranational
    Synonyms: übernational, überstaatlich

Declension

Positive forms of supranational (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist supranational sie ist supranational es ist supranational sie sind supranational
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative supranationaler supranationale supranationales supranationale
genitive supranationalen supranationaler supranationalen supranationaler
dative supranationalem supranationaler supranationalem supranationalen
accusative supranationalen supranationale supranationales supranationale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der supranationale die supranationale das supranationale die supranationalen
genitive des supranationalen der supranationalen des supranationalen der supranationalen
dative dem supranationalen der supranationalen dem supranationalen den supranationalen
accusative den supranationalen die supranationale das supranationale die supranationalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein supranationaler eine supranationale ein supranationales (keine) supranationalen
genitive eines supranationalen einer supranationalen eines supranationalen (keiner) supranationalen
dative einem supranationalen einer supranationalen einem supranationalen (keinen) supranationalen
accusative einen supranationalen eine supranationale ein supranationales (keine) supranationalen

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