postnational en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpəʊstˈnaʃənəl/ (UK)
Etymology
From post- + national.
Meanings
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Pertaining to a time or mindset in which the identity of a nation is no longer important.
The book is “a landmark in what’s possible for the novel” in “our increasingly, and terrifyingly, postnational world,” our reviewer, Jonathan Lethem, said.
2009 September 20, Elsa Dixler, “Paperback Row”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most postnational | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more postnational | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |