mul·ti·na·tion·al

[muhl-tee-nash-uh-nl, muhl-tahy-]
noun
1.
a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or involving several nations.
3.
noting or pertaining to multinationals.

Origin:
1925–30; multi- + national

mul·ti·na·tion·al·ism, noun
mul·ti·na·tion·al·ly, adverb
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multinational (ˌmʌltɪˈnæʃənəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (of a large business company) operating in several countries
 
n
2.  such a company

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Multinational is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

multinational
by 1921, from multi- + national. Originally with reference to states; later (by 1960) to corporations.
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Example sentences
Well-paying jobs, preferably with multinational firms, are the key to success
  in the marriage market.
Dell did not become a multinational corporation by building the best computers
  in the world.
The huge multinational corporations direct policy in almost every country in
  the world now.
As their multinational clients expand into developing countries, they are
  finding it imperative to follow.
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