trilateral

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):

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• 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.

Related terms

• trilateralization

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: եռակողմ (hy) (eṙakoġm)
• Bulgarian: тристранен (tristranen)
• German: trilateral (de)
• Manx: tree-lhiatteeagh
• Russian: трёхсторо́нний (ru) (trjoxstorónnij)

References

• “trilateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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

Declension of trilateral

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	trilateral		trilaterală		trilaterali	trilaterale
	definite	trilateralul		trilaterala		trilateralii	trilateralele
genitive- dative	indefinite	trilateral		trilaterale		trilaterali	trilaterale
	definite	trilateralului		trilateralei		trilateralilor	trilateralelor

Spanish

Adjective

trilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural trilaterales)

1. trilateral