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supranational

adj

Etymology

From supra- + national.

  1. derived from national
  2. prefixed as supranational — “supra + national”

Definitions

  1. Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

    • 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. […]

  2. Such a person or organization.

    • 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).

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for supranational. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA