international

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ], [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æʃənəl

Adjective

international (comparative more international, superlative most 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.
    • 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:
      It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.
    the atmosphere is an international resource.
    the international community of scholars.
  4. Foreign; of another nation.
    an international student

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

international (plural internationals)

  1. (sports, chiefly Britain, Ireland) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
    • 1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt‎:
      "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."
    The United team includes five England internationals.
  2. (sports, chiefly Britain, Ireland) A game or contest between two or more nations.
  3. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Translations

See also

Danish

Etymology

From New Latin internationalis, a compound of inter- +‎ nationalis.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈentˢɐnaɕoˈnæˀl]

Adjective

international

  1. international, having to do with more nations
  2. international, having to do with relations between two or more nations
    Synonym: mellemfolkelig
  3. international, foreign, having to do with another nation than your own
    Synonym: udenlandsk

Inflection
Inflection of international
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular international — —2
Neuter singular internationalt — —2
Plural internationale — —2
Definite attributive1 internationale — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ.nal/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Homophones: internationale, internationales
  • Hyphenation: in‧ter‧na‧tio‧nal

Adjective

international (feminine internationale, masculine plural internationaux, feminine plural internationales)

  1. international
    Les Nations Unies sont une organisation internationale.
    The United Nations is an international organization.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: internacional
  • → Romanian: internațional

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

international (strong nominative masculine singular internationaler, not comparable)

  1. international
    Synonyms: global, zwischenstaatlich

Declension
Positive forms of international (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist international sie ist international es ist international sie sind international
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative internationaler internationale internationales internationale
genitive internationalen internationaler internationalen internationaler
dative internationalem internationaler internationalem internationalen
accusative internationalen internationale internationales internationale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der internationale die internationale das internationale die internationalen
genitive des internationalen der internationalen des internationalen der internationalen
dative dem internationalen der internationalen dem internationalen den internationalen
accusative den internationalen die internationale das internationale die internationalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein internationaler eine internationale ein internationales (keine) internationalen
genitive eines internationalen einer internationalen eines internationalen (keiner) internationalen
dative einem internationalen einer internationalen einem internationalen (keinen) internationalen
accusative einen internationalen eine internationale ein internationales (keine) internationalen

Further reading

Interlingua

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /in.ter.na.tsjoˈnal/

Adjective

international (comparative plus international, superlative le plus international)

  1. international
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