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trilateral

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See also: trilatéral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin trilaterālis or from tri- + lateral.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/, [ˌtrɪˈlæ.ɾɚ.əl]
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

trilateral (not comparable)

  1. Having three sides
  2. Involving three parties
    The trilateral peace conference, between the red faction, blue faction and white faction, went nowhere.
    • 2020 May 6, “Network News: Shapps: Network Rail puts spare capacity to use”, in Rail, page 15:
      Meanwhile, a trilateral agreement has been signed with the French and Irish governments committing the nations to keeping freight routes open throughout the pandemic.
    • 2025 December 20, The Associated Press, “Russia strikes Ukrainian port as peace negotiations continue in US”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
      Hours later, answering journalists’ questions via a WhatsApp chat, Mr. Zelenskyy said the Trump administration had floated a trilateral meeting in Miami involving the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French trilatéral. By surface analysis, tri- + lateral.

Adjective

trilateral m or n (feminine singular trilaterală, masculine plural trilaterali, feminine/neuter plural trilaterale)

  1. trilateral

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
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Spanish

Adjective

trilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural trilaterales)

  1. trilateral

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