The term transnational community refers to communities that

A. value pluralism and thus are quite cosmopolitan.
B. are made up mostly of immigrants whose sole function is to provide cheap labor.
C. may be geographically distant but socially and politically close.
D. communities that were once seats of colonial power and thus retain ties to the former colonizer.


Answer: C

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