multilateral

[ muhl-ti-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective
  1. having several or many sides; many-sided.

  2. participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on disarmament.

Origin of multilateral

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; multi- + lateral

Other words from multilateral

  • mul·ti·lat·er·al·ism, noun
  • mul·ti·lat·er·al·ist, adjective, noun
  • mul·ti·lat·er·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for multilateral

multilateral

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl, -ˈlætrəl) /


adjective
  1. of or involving more than two nations or parties: a multilateral pact

  2. having many sides

Derived forms of multilateral

  • multilaterally, adverb

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