international.
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Meaning & usage
Of or having to do with more than one nation. Between or among nations.
an international discussion
Of or having to do with more than one nation. Participated in by two or more nations.
an international competition
Of or having to do with more than one nation. Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
an international rule
Of or having to do with more than one nation. Serving two or more nations.
an international airport
Of or concerning the association called the International.
Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
The atmosphere is an international resource.
the international community of scholars
Foreign; of another nation.
an international student
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English national English international From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.
Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
The United team includes five England internationals.
A game or contest between two or more nations.
A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English national English international 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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