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international

Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/

The English word “international” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Between or among nations.
  2. Participated in by two or more nations.
  3. Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
  4. Serving two or more nations.
  5. Of or concerning the association called the International.
  6. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
  7. Foreign; of another nation.

noun

  1. Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
  2. A game or contest between two or more nations.
  3. A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Etymology

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

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