# international
## English
### Alternative forms

* int'l (abbreviation)

### Etymology

From 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: /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
* (General American) IPA: /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(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)
* Of or having to do with more than one nation.
** between or among nations
    an international discussion
** participated in by two or more nations
    an international competition
** common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
    an international rule
** serving two or more nations
    an international airport
* Of or concerning the association called the International.
* 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
* Foreign; of another nation.
    an international student
** 2014 October 27, Steve Ginsburg, “More international players than ever before, league says”, in Reuters:The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.

#### Derived terms

* customary international law
* international acre
* international affairs
* international airport
* International Atomic Time
* international auxiliary language
* international call prefix
* international call sign
* international candle
* international chess
* international community
* International Criminal Court
* international crisis
* International Day of the Girl
* International Day of the Girl Child
* International Falls
* international Fisher effect
* international foot
* international football
* international grandmaster
* international humanitarian law
* internationalise, internationalize
* international law
* international mile
* international nonproprietary name
* international orange
* international order
* international organisation
* international organization
* international phonetic alphabet
* international relations
* international reply coupon
* international rules football
* international salute
* international school
* international scientific vocabulary
* International Sign
* international socialist
* international standard
* international student
* international studies
* International Style
* international style
* international system
* International Time Bureau
* international unit
* international waters
* int'l, intl
* one-day international
* private international law
* public international law

#### Translations
### Noun

international (plural internationals)
* (sports, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
    The United team includes five England internationals.
** 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:"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."
* (sports, chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia) A game or contest between two or more nations.
** 2023 July 26, Paul Clifton, “A (safe and secure) Day at the Races...”, in RAIL, number 988, page 35:SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham.
* (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

#### Translations
### See also

* supranational

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈentˢɐnaɕoˈnæˀl]

### Adjective

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

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Related terms

* internationalisere
* internationalisme
* internationalist
* internationalitet

### References

* “international” in Den Danske Ordbog

## French
### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

international (feminine internationale, masculine plural internationaux, feminine plural internationales)
* international
    Les Nations Unies sont une organisation internationale.The United Nations is an international organization.

#### Derived terms

* alphabet phonétique international
* communauté internationale
* droit international
* Internationale
* internationalisation
* internationaliser
* organisation internationale
* rendre justice
* Système international

#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: internacional
* → Romanian: internațional

### Further reading

* “international”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːl

### Adjective

international (strong nominative masculine singular internationaler, not comparable)
* international
    Synonyms: global, zwischenstaatlich

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “international” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “international” in Duden online

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /in.ter.na.tsjoˈnal/

### Adjective

international (comparative plus international, superlative le plus international)
* international