adj · name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
General-American:/ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
General-American:[ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
General-American:[ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
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rhymes with -æʃənəl
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 N AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N ER0 N AE1 SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Between or among nations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an international discussion
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Participated in by two or more nations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an international competition
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an international rule
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Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 4
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Serving two or more nations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an international airport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Of or concerning the association called the International.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
adj
Meaning 6
Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The atmosphere is an international resource.
the international community of scholars
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Foreign; of another nation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an international student
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8
name
Meaning 8
A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Ireland, UK
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
The United team includes five England internationals.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 10
A game or contest between two or more nations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Britain, Ireland
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 11
A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective
Meaning 12
concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
international affairs
an international agreement
international waters
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: national
13
adjective satellite
Meaning 13
from or between other countries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
external commerce
international trade
developing nations need outside help
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: external, outside(a)
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 14
any of several international socialist organizations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: socialism, socialist economy
History
Etymology
From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.
Across languages
Translations
168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ndërkombëtar
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Albanian:
internacional
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Arabic:
دُوَلِيّ
(duwaliyy)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Armenian:
միջազգային
(miǰazgayin)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Asturian:
internacional
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Azerbaijani:
beynəlxalq
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Azerbaijani:
beynəlmiləl
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Bashkir:
халыҡара
(xalıqara)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Basque:
nazioarteko
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Basque:
internazional
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Belarusian:
міжнаро́дны
(mižnaródny)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Belarusian:
інтэрнацыяна́льны
(internacyjanálʹny)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Bengali:
আন্তর্জাতিক
(antorjatik)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Central Bikol:
pangkinaban
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Breton:
etrebroadel
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Bulgarian:
междунаро́ден
(meždunaróden)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Bulgarian:
интернациона́лен
(internacionálen)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Burmese:
နိုင်ငံတကာ
(nuingngamta.ka)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Catalan:
internacional
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Cebuano:
internasyonal
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Cherokee:
ᎡᎶᎯ
(elohi)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Cherokee:
ᎠᏰᎵᏚᎾᏙᏢᏒ
(ayelidunadotlvsv)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations
Chinese Cantonese:
國際 /国际
(gwok3 zai3)
— between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations