international
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Definition of international
11 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
“an international discussion”
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adj
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
“an international discussion”
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
“an international competition”
“Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.”
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
“an international rule”
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Of or having to do with more than one nation.
“an international airport”
- Of or concerning the association called the International.
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Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
“It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.”
“The atmosphere is an international resource.”
“the international community of scholars”
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Foreign; of another nation.
“an international student”
“The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.”
noun
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(Australia, British, Ireland)Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
“The United team includes five England internationals.”
“"The young fellah meant no real harm. After all, he's an International, so if he takes half an hour to describe a game of football he has more right to do it than most folk."”
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(Australia, Britain, Ireland)A game or contest between two or more nations.
“SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham.”
- A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
name
- A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.
Words you can make from international
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16 words8-letter words
32 words- AERATION 8 pts
- ALTERANT 8 pts
- ANNOTATE 8 pts
- ANOINTER 8 pts
- ANTENNAL 8 pts
- ANTIARIN 8 pts
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- ATTAINER 8 pts
- INERTIAL 8 pts
- INTERNAL 8 pts
- INTONATE 8 pts
- INTRANET 8 pts
- LENITION 8 pts
- LITERATI 8 pts
- NATATION 8 pts
- NATIONAL 8 pts
- NEONATAL 8 pts
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- ORIENTAL 8 pts
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7-letter words
55 words- AEOLIAN 7 pts
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- INTITLE 7 pts
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6-letter words
90 words- AERIAL 6 pts
- ALANIN 6 pts
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- ANATTO 6 pts
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- ATTAIN 6 pts
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- INLIER 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
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- INTINE 6 pts
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- NATION 6 pts
- NATRON 6 pts
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