international

• int'l (abbreviation)

From inter- +‎ national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ], [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]

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• Rhymes: -æʃənəl

international (comparative more international, superlative most international)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
   1. between or among nations

      an international discussion

   2. participated in by two or more nations

      an international competition

   3. common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

      an international rule

   4. serving two or more nations

      an international airport

2. Of or concerning the association called the International.
3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
   • 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:

     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

4. Foreign; of another nation.

   an international student

   • 2014 October 27, Steve Ginsburg, “More international players than ever before, league says”, in Reuters:

     The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.

international (plural internationals)

1. (sports, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

   • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "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. (sports, chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia) A game or contest between two or more nations.
   • 2023 July 26, Paul Clifton, “A (safe and secure) Day at the Races...”, in RAIL, number 988, page 35:

     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. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

• supranational

From New Latin internationalis, a compound of inter- +‎ nationalis.

• IPA^(key): [ˈentˢɐnaɕoˈnæˀl]

international

1. international, having to do with more nations
2. international, having to do with relations between two or more nations

   Synonym: mellemfolkelig

3. international, foreign, having to do with another nation than your own

   Synonym: udenlandsk

• internationalisere
• internationalisme
• internationalist
• internationalitet

• “international” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal/

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• Homophones: internationale, internationales
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧tio‧nal

international (feminine internationale, masculine plural internationaux, feminine plural internationales)

1. international

   Les Nations Unies sont une organisation internationale.

   The United Nations is an international organization.

• → Portuguese: internacional
• → Romanian: internațional

• “international”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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• Rhymes: -aːl

international (strong nominative masculine singular internationaler, not comparable)

1. international

   Synonyms: global, zwischenstaatlich

• “international” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “international” in Duden online

• IPA^(key): /in.ter.na.tsjoˈnal/

international (comparative plus international, superlative le plus international)

1. international