supernational

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ national.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æʃənəl

Adjective

supernational (not comparable)

1. Spanning nations; having large autonomy.
   • 2009 June 6, Andrew E. Kramer, “Russian Warns Against Relying on Dollar”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Russia, along with China and other nations, has floated the idea of forming a supernational currency to supplant the dollar, perhaps using the so-called special drawing rights units of the International Monetary Fund as a basis.