trilateral
Americanadjective
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having three sides.
adjective
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having three sides
Other Word Forms
- trilaterality noun
- trilaterally adverb
Etymology
Origin of trilateral
1650–60; < Latin trilater ( us ) three-sided + -al 1. See tri-, lateral
Example Sentences
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A planned trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia was postponed as Washington focused on developments in the Middle East, he said.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
OTTAWA—Canada’s minister in charge of U.S.-Canada trade will head to Washington Friday for talks on the pending White House review of the existing trilateral North American trade pact.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Russia's state RIA news agency quoted a source saying that Tuesday's negotiations, which lasted six hours, had been tense and took place in different bilateral and trilateral formats.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
The trilateral meetings, held in Geneva, went on late on Tuesday but only lasted two hours on Wednesday.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Now there are various species of figures, such as trilateral, quadrilateral and so on; and as an infinitely numerable multitude is not all at once reduced to act, so neither is the multitude of figures.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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