composed of or involving two nations or two nationalities
binational in American English
(baiˈnæʃənl)
adjective
of or pertaining to two nations
Word origin
[1885–90; bi-1 + national]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: reactor, retread, seminar, toner, twoferbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: biceps, bilateral, bimodal, bivalent, bivalve
Examples of 'binational' in a sentence
binational
The work groups meet regularly to share information, resources and provide binational training opportunities.
Justine Kozo, Rogelio Zapata-Garibay, María Gudelia Rangel-Gomez, April Fernandez,Ricardo Hirata-Okamoto, Wilma Wooten, Adriana Vargas-Ojeda, Barbara Jiménez, HectorZepeda-Cisneros, Charles Edwards Matthews 2018, 'The Border Health Consortium of the Californias—Forming a Binational (California–BajaCalifornia) Entity to Address the Health of a Border Region: A Case Study', Frontiers in Public Healthhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00368/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A binational commission was created in order to manage this project.
Francisco RODRÍGUEZ JIMÉNEZ 2009, '«Haciendo amigos»: intercambios educativos hispano-estadounidenses en clave política,1959-1968', Studia Historica: Historia Contemporáneahttp://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2087/article/view/1062. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The need for improvements in the binational system's human resources was also identified.
Gianluca Cafagna, Eduardo Missoni, Rosa Luz Benites de Beingolea 2014, 'Peri-border health care programs: the Ecuador-Peru experience', Revista Panamericana de Salud Públicahttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892014000300007&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We propose a binational approach to comprehensively address the health problems and socioeconomic challenges faced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Patricia Aranda, Maia Ingram, Antonio Zapien, Alma Delia Contreras Paniagua, MariaIsabel Ortega, Jill Guernsey De Zapien, Cecilia Rosales 2012, 'The US/Mexico Border: A Binational Approach to Framing Challenges and ConstructingSolutions for Improving Farmworkers' Lives', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/6/2159. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Future research could use binational data or explore psychosocial factors to identify potential suppressors of educational gradients.
Annie Ro, Arline Geronimus, John Bound, Derek Griffith, Gilbert Gee 2016, 'Educational gradients in five Asian immigrant populations: Do country of origin, durationand generational status moderate the education-health relationship?', Preventive medicine reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516300754. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We recommend that health authorities address this urgent, binational, public health concern, in order to prevent outbreaks of emerging infections.
Philippe eStoesslé, Francisco eGonzález Salazar, Francisco eGonzález Salazar, JesúseSantos Guzmán, Nydia eSánchez González 2015, 'Risk factors and current health seeking patterns of migrants in northeastern Mexico:healthcare needs for a socially vulnerable population', Frontiers in Public Healthhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00191/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Binational cooperation, academic collaboration, preventative health initiatives, and efforts to improve health care access for the border population are highlighted.
Ryan P. Casey, Mark A. Rouff, Lorena Jauregui-Covarrubias 2014, 'Diabetes among Latinos in the Southwestern United States: border health and binationalcooperation', Revista Panamericana de Salud Públicahttp://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892014001100006&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)