English Explanatory Dictionary

international

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  2. Between or among nations.
  3. Participated in by two or more nations.
  4. Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
  5. Serving two or more nations.
  6. Of or concerning the association called the International.
  7. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
  8. Foreign; of another nation.
noun
  1. Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
  2. A game or contest between two or more nations.
  3. A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
name
  1. A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.

Pronunciation

/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] en-us-international.ogg

Word forms

international more international most international int'l internationals

Etymology

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

Related words

supranational

Derived words

customary international law Incoterm INMARSAT intermestic international acre international affairs international age international airport International Atomic Time international auxiliary language International Bible Students international call prefix international call sign international candle international chess international community International Criminal Court international crisis International Day of the Girl International Day of the Girl Child International Falls international Fisher effect international foot international football international grandmaster international humanitarian law internationalise internationalize internationalism internationality internationalization international language international law internationally International Maritime Organisation international mile internationalness international nonproprietary name international orange international order international organisation international organization international phonetic alphabet international relations international reply coupon international rules football international salute international school international scientific vocabulary International Sign international socialist international standard international student international studies international style international system International Time Bureau international unit international waters Interpol
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