international
see also: International
Etymology

From inter- + national.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
  • (America) IPA: /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ], [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
Adjective

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.
    the atmosphere is an international resource.
    the international community of scholars.
  4. Foreign; of another nation.
    an international student
Translations Noun

international (plural internationals)

  1. (sports, chiefly, Britain, Ireland, AU) 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, AU) A game or contest between two or more nations.
  3. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
Translations
International
Proper noun
  1. A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.



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