international
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: government
hobbies
lifestyle
politics
sports
Etymology: From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.
Base: national
Affixes: inter-
Inflected forms:
form: more international
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most international
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: int'l
pos: adj
tags: abbreviation
form: intl
pos: adj
tags: abbreviation
form: internationals
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Of or having to do with more than one nation.
pos: adj
examples: an international discussion
gloss: Of or having to do with more than one nation.
pos: adj
examples: an international competition
Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.
gloss: Of or having to do with more than one nation.
pos: adj
examples: an international rule
Principles of legiſlation in matters betwixt nation and nation, or, to uſe a new though not inexpreſſive appellation, in matters of international law.
gloss: Of or having to do with more than one nation.
pos: adj
examples: an international airport
gloss: Of or concerning the association called the International.
pos: adj
gloss: Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
pos: adj
examples: 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
gloss: Foreign; of another nation.
pos: adj
examples: an international student
The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.
gloss: Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Ireland
UK
examples: The United team includes five England internationals.
"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."
gloss: A game or contest between two or more nations.
pos: noun
tags: Australia
Britain
Ireland
examples: 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.
gloss: A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
pos: noun
Related words: supranational
Derived words: customary international law
Incoterm
INMARSAT
intermestic
international acre
international affairs
international age
international airport
International Atomic Time
international auxiliary language
International Bible Students
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
internationalism
internationality
internationalization
international language
international law
internationally
International Maritime Organisation
international mile
internationalness
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
Interpol
int'l
intl
Moscow International Business Center
Moscow International Business Centre
noninternational
one-day international
private international law
public international law
uninternational
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