🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

istituzione multilaterale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /is.ti.tuˈt͡sjo.ne mul.ti.la.teˈra.le/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multilateral institution/ˌmʌl.tiˈlæz.ər.əl ˌɪn.stɪˈtuː.ʃən/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità è un'istituzione multilaterale."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An international organization formed by three or more nations to work on common issues, establish global rules, and facilitate cooperation.

    "The World Bank is a major multilateral institution that provides loans for development projects."
  2. 2

    A formal body or framework operating across multiple sovereign states to manage collective challenges such as trade, security, or health.

    "Strengthening the authority of any multilateral institution requires consensus among member states."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'multilateral', derived from Latin 'multus' (many) and 'latus' (side), which entered English in the 19th century to describe diplomatic relations involving multiple nations, with 'institution', coming from Latin 'institutio' (arrangement, custom, instruction). Together, the compound emerged in the mid-20th century alongside the rise of global governance frameworks like the United Nations to denote formal international organizations established by three or more states.

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🇫🇷French → English

institution multilatérale

Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sti.ty.sjɔ̃ myl.ti.la.te.ʁal/

"Le Fonds monétaire international est une institution multilatérale clé."

🇩🇪German → English

multilaterale Institution

Transliteration: /mʊltilaɡeˈʁaːlə ɪnstɪtuˈt͡si̯oːn/

"Multilaterale Institutionen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der Weltpolitik."

🇮🇹Italian → English

istituzione multilaterale

Transliteration: /is.ti.tuˈt͡sjo.ne mul.ti.la.teˈra.le/

"L'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità è un'istituzione multilaterale."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

institución multilateral

Transliteration: /ins.ti.tuˈsjon mul.ti.la.teˈɾal/

"Las naciones deben cooperar a través de una institución multilateral."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

instituição multilateral

Transliteration: /ĩʃ.ti.tuˈsɐ̃w̃ mul.ti.la.teˈɾaw/

"O comércio global depende de regras definidas por cada instituição multilateral."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

बहुपक्षीय संस्था

Transliteration: bahupakshiya sanstha

"विश्व व्यापार संगठन एक प्रमुख बहुपक्षीय संस्था है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

多边机构

Transliteration: duōbiān jīgòu

"世界银行是一个重要的多边机构。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

다자간 기구

Transliteration: dajagan gigu

"국제 통화 기금은 대표적인 다자간 기구입니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

多国間機関

Transliteration: takokukan kikan

"世界貿易機関は主要な多国間機関の一つである。"

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