multilateral

See also: multilatéral

English

Etymology

multi- +‎ lateral

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

multilateral (not comparable)

  1. Having many sides or points of view.
  2. (politics) Involving three or more parties or nations.
    a multilateral negotiation

Translations

Noun

multilateral (plural multilaterals)

  1. (politics) A group with representatives from three or more parties or nations.

Portuguese

Etymology

From multi- +‎ lateral.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muw.t͡ʃi.la.teˈɾaw/ [muʊ̯.t͡ʃi.la.teˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mul.ti.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/ [muɫ.ti.lɐ.tɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mul.ti.lɐ.tɨˈɾa.li/ [muɫ.ti.lɐ.tɨˈɾa.li]

  • Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

multilateral m or f (plural multilaterais)

  1. multilateral (having many sides or points of view)
  2. multilateral (involving more than one party)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French multilatéral. By surface analysis, multi- +‎ lateral.

Adjective

multilateral m or n (feminine singular multilaterală, masculine plural multilaterali, feminine and neuter plural multilaterale)

  1. multilateral

Declension
Declension of multilateral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite multilateral multilaterală multilaterali multilaterale
definite multilateralul multilaterala multilateralii multilateralele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite multilateral multilaterale multilaterali multilaterale
definite multilateralului multilateralei multilateralilor multilateralelor

Spanish

Etymology

multi- + lateral

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /multilateˈɾal/ [mul̪.t̪i.la.t̪eˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mul‧ti‧la‧te‧ral

Adjective

multilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural multilaterales)

  1. multilateral
    • 2015 July 31, “La ‘Colección Mexicana’ en Chile: una historia de solidaridad”, in El País‎:
      Por un lado, se propuso ejecutar una política de mayor activismo y estrecho acercamiento hacia mecanismos multilaterales como el Movimiento de los países No Alineados, el Grupo de los 77 y, en general, el Tercer Mundo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading
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