I. mul‧ti‧na‧tion‧al¹ /ˌmʌltɪˈnæʃənəl◂/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: nation, national, multinational, nationalism, nationalist, nationality, nationalization, nationhood, international, internationalism, internationalist, internationalization; adjective: national, international, multinational, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalized, internationalist; verb: nationalize, internationalize; adverb: nationally, internationally]

1. a multinational company has factories, offices, and business activities in many different countries:
a multinational media corporation

2. involving people from several countries:
the UN’s multinational peace-keeping force

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II. multinational² noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: nation, national, multinational, nationalism, nationalist, nationality, nationalization, nationhood, international, internationalism, internationalist, internationalization; adjective: national, international, multinational, nationalist, nationalistic, nationalized, internationalist; verb: nationalize, internationalize; adverb: nationally, internationally]
a large company that has offices, factories etc in many different countries:
Multinationals have made large investments in Thailand.

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multinational
noun
ADJ. big, giant, large | leading, major | foreign
MULTINATIONAL + VERB operate foreign multinationals operating in the UK

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company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service:
big oil companies
telephone companies
He runs a software company.
firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods:
a law firm
a firm of accountants
a security firm
business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people:
She set up her own catering business.
small businesses
a family business
corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies:
IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries:
American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət, kənˈɡlɒmərɪt $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together:
The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company:
Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company:
The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.

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