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

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

1. International(adj)

   any of several international socialist organizations

2. international(adj)

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

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

3. external, international, outside(a)(adj)

   from or between other countries

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

GCIDE(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. International(a.)

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

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. international(Noun)

   Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

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

2. international(Noun)

   A game or contest between two or more nations.

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

3. international(Adjective)

   Of or having to do with more than one nation.

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

4. international(Adjective)

   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.

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

5. international(Adjective)

   Of or concerning the association called the International.

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

6. international(Adjective)

   Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.

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

7. international(Adjective)

   Foreign; of another country.

   an international student

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

8. International(ProperNoun)

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

   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. International(adj)

   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

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

2. International(adj)

   of or concerning the association called the International

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

3. International(noun)

   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

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

4. International(noun)

   a member of the International Association

   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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Chit Wai:

   The next step after selecting local partners will be appointing an international consulting firm to help select a foreign partner for the joint-venture.

2. Sameh Eid:

   Morsi's trial gripped international attention and a heavy sentence would have put the judiciary under a spotlight, today, the judiciary seemed keen in preserving its image.

3. Mark Spellman:

   Raytheon Co -LRB- RYT.N -RRB- has been our number one holding in the defense sector, because they have more international sales, upwards of 40 percent of what they do now is non-US business. And that's the highest percentage of any defense contractor.

4. White House:

   The President and Rod Rosenstein, Rod Rosenstein, met for about 45 minutes aboard Air Force One. They discussed various topics including the International Chiefs of Police event later today, support for our great law enforcement officials, border security, how to better address violent crime in Chicago and general DOJ business.

5. Hiroshi Watanabe:

   Markets have been pushed around by Trump, his modus operandi seems to do anything that seems to be good for his re-election. If protectionism doesn't work, he may switch to international trade.

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