Definition of INTERNATIONAL

international

Meanings

Plural: internationals

Noun

  • any of several international socialist organizations
  • Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
  • A game or contest between two or more nations.
  • A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Adjective

  • concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
    • "international affairs"
    • "an international agreement"
    • "international waters"

Adjective Satellite

  • from or between other countries
    • "international trade"

Adj

  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • between or among nations
  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • participated in by two or more nations
  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • serving two or more nations
  • Of or concerning the association called the International.
  • Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
  • Foreign; of another nation.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

external, outside

Antonyms

national

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