Definitions for international
ˌɪn tərˈnæʃ ə nlin·ter·na·tion·al

Princeton's WordNet(2.42 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Internationaladjective

   any of several international socialist organizations

2. internationaladjective

   concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations

   "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

3. external, international, outside(a)adjective

   from or between other countries

   "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"

GCIDE(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Internationaladjective

   Independent of national boundaries; common to all people; as, the atmosphere is an international resource; the international community of scholars.

Wiktionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. internationalnoun

   Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

2. internationalnoun

   A game or contest between two or more nations.

3. internationaladjective

   Of or having to do with more than one nation.

4. internationaladjective

   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.

5. internationaladjective

   Of or concerning the association called the International.

6. internationaladjective

   Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.

7. internationaladjective

   Foreign; of another country.

   an international student

8. Internationalnoun

   International Airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.

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

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Internationaladjective

   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

2. Internationaladjective

   of or concerning the association called the International

3. Internationalnoun

   the International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations

4. Internationalnoun

   a member of the International Association

5. Etymology: [Pref. inter- + national: cf. F. international.]

Freebase(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. International

   International mostly means something involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country. In American English, "International" is also commonly used as a euphemism for "foreign" or even "foreigner."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. International

   in-tėr-nash′un-al, adj. pertaining to the relations between nations.—n. a short-lived association formed in London in 1864 to unite the working classes of all countries in efforts for their economic emancipation.—adv. Internat′ionally.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. international

   Of or relating to all countries of the world.

   International unity government is the way forward through the united nations to ensure uniformity of structure throughout the world and for all forms of local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government and european unity government to feed their data, facts, information, research and statistics on each facet of government through to the international unity government to ensure an organized, structured and systematic unity and achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - in essence a united world working together for the optimum health, human rights, right to life and shared prosperity of everyone on planet earth including animals

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'international' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #388

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'international' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1738

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'international' in Adjectives Frequency: #42

How to pronounce international?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say international in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of international in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of international in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of international in a Sentence

1. Ian Storey:

   It does strengthen their legal position ... because it underscores effective administration, not just military, but civilian, that would be important if these disputes ever went to the International Court of Justice.

2. Eric Jing:

   The capital raised in Series B will allow us to invest in the infrastructure, such as cloud computing and risk control, that will underpin our long-term growth in rural and international markets.

3. President Emmanuel Macron:

   2020 will be a decisive year for biodiversity, it's the year in which we could begin to change things if we succeed in building the framework for national and international action and start those deep transformations.

4. Shinzo Abe:

   We must take the recent momentum toward denuclearization on the Korean peninsula and toward peace and security in Northeast Asia, and, cooperating even further with international society, make sure this is linked to concrete action by North Korea.

5. Federica Mogherini:

   We are committed to a maritime order based on the principles of international law, we oppose any attempt to assert territorial or maritime claims through the use of intimidation, coercion, force or any unilateral actions which would cause further friction.

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