international

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13
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17
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
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/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ · [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ] · /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ · [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ] · [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]

Definition of international

11 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
    “an international discussion”
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adj

  1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
    “an international discussion”
  2. 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.”
  3. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
    “an international rule”
  4. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
    “an international airport”
  5. Of or concerning the association called the International.
  6. 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”
  7. 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

  1. (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."”
  2. (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.”
  3. A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

name

  1. 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.

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