international

See also International

English

Etymology

inter- (among, between, amid) + national (having to do with a nation). Reportedly coined in modern English by Jeremy Bentham

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl/, SAMPA: /%Int@"n{Sn@l/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃnəl/, SAMPA: /%Int@`"n{Sn@l/

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Adjective

international (comparative more international, superlative most international)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
2. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
3. Of or concerning the association called the International.
4. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.

   The atmosphere is an international resource.

   the international community of scholars

5. Foreign; of another country.

   an international student

Translations

between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations

Arabic: دُوَليّ (ar) (duwaliyy) m. Armenian: միջազգային (hy) (miǰazgayin) Azeri: beynəlxalq (az) Basque: nazioarteko (eu), internazional (eu) Belarusian: міжнародны  (be) (mižnarodny) Bengali: আন্তর্জাতিক (bn) (antôrjatik) Breton: etrebroadel (br) Bulgarian: международен (bg) (meždunaroden) Catalan: internacional (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 國際, simpl. 国际 (guójì) Min Nan: trad. 國際, simpl. 国际 (kokchè) Czech: mezinárodní (cs) m. Dutch: internationaal (nl) Esperanto: internacia (eo) Estonian: rahvusvaheline (et) Faroese: altjóða (fo) Finnish: kansainvälinen (fi) French: international (fr) m. Georgian: საერთაშრისო (ka) (saert'ašariso) German: international (de) Greek: διεθνής (el) (diethnis) m. Haitian Creole: entènasyonal Hebrew: בינלאמי (he) Hindi: अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय (hi) (antarrāṣṭrīya) Hungarian: nemzetközi (hu)

Icelandic: alþjóðlegur (is) Indonesian: mancanegara (id), antarbangsa (id) Interlingua: international Irish: idirnáisiúnta (ga) Italian: internazionale (it) Japanese: 国際的 (ja) (kokusaiteki) Korean: 국제 (國際, guk-je) Latvian: starptautiskas (lv) Lithuanian: starptautisks (lt) Macedonian: меѓународен (mk) (meǵunároden) m., интернационален (mk) (internacionálen) m. Manx: eddyr-ashoonagh (gv) Persian: بین‌المللی (fa) (beynolmelali) Polish: międzynarodowy (pl) m. Portuguese: internacional (pt) Romanian: internațional (ro) Russian: международный (ru) (meždunaródnyj), интернациональный (ru) (internacionál'nyj) Sanskrit: अन्ताराष्ट्रिय (sa) (antārāṣṭrīya) Scottish Gaelic: eadarnàiseanta (gd) Spanish: internacional (es) Swahili: kimataifa (sw) Swedish: internationell (sv) Telugu: అంతర్జాతీయ (antarjātēya) Turkish: uluslararası (tr), enternasyonal (tr) Vietnamese: quốc tế

See also

• supranational

Noun

international (plural internationals)

1. (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

2. (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal/, X-SAMPA: /E~.tER.na.sjO.nal/

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

Adjective

international m. (f. internationale, m. plural internationaux, f. plural internationales)

1. international

   Les Nations Unies sont une organisation internationale.

   The United Nations is an international organization.

Derived terms

• Internationale
• internationaliser
• internationalisation

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German

Adjective

international (comparative internationaler, superlative am internationalsten)

1. international

Synonyms

• global, zwischenstaatlich

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA: /in.ter.na.tsjoˈnal/

Adjective

international (comparative plus international, superlative le plus international)

1. international