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international relations

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of political and trade relationships among countries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IR, global affairs

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The relationships themselves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IR, global affairs

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: marrëdhëniet ndërkombëtare — study of relationships among countries
  • Arabic: عَلَاقَات دَوْلِيَّة (ʕalāqāt dawliyya) — study of relationships among countries
  • Azerbaijani: beynəlxalq münasibətlər — study of relationships among countries
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國際關係 /国际关系 (guójì guānxi) — study of relationships among countries
  • Crimean Tatar: halqara munasebetler — study of relationships among countries
  • Dutch: internationale betrekkingen — study of relationships among countries
  • Finnish: kansainvälinen politiikka — study of relationships among countries
  • French: relations internationales — study of relationships among countries
  • Georgian: საერთაშორისო ურთიერთობები (saertašoriso urtiertobebi) — study of relationships among countries
  • German: internationale Beziehungen — study of relationships among countries
  • Greek: διεθνείς σχέσεις (diethneís schéseis) — study of relationships among countries
  • Hungarian: nemzetközi kapcsolatok — study of relationships among countries
  • Indonesian: hubungan internasional — study of relationships among countries
  • Italian: relazioni internazionali — study of relationships among countries
  • Japanese: 国際関係 (kokusai kankei) — study of relationships among countries
  • Korean: 국제 관계 (gukje gwan'gye) — study of relationships among countries
  • Lithuanian: tarptautiniai santykiai — study of relationships among countries
  • Malay: hubungan antarabangsa — study of relationships among countries
  • Mongolian: олон улсын харилцаа (olon ulsyn xarilcaa) — study of relationships among countries
  • Polish: stosunki międzynarodowe — study of relationships among countries
  • Portuguese: relações internacionais — study of relationships among countries
  • Romanian: relații internaționale — study of relationships among countries
  • Russian: междунаро́дные отноше́ния (meždunaródnyje otnošénija) — study of relationships among countries
  • Spanish: relaciones Internacionales — study of relationships among countries
  • Swedish: internationella förbindelser — study of relationships among countries
  • Tagalog: pakikipamansaan — study of relationships among countries
  • Tagalog: kaugnayang pambansa-bansa — study of relationships among countries
  • Tagalog: pakikipagbansa-bansa — study of relationships among countries
  • Thai: ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประเทศ (kwaam-sǎm-pan-rá-wàang-bprà-têet) — study of relationships among countries
  • Udmurt: калыккуспо вискетъёс (kalykkuspo visketjos) — study of relationships among countries
  • Ukrainian: міжнародні відносини (mižnarodni vidnosyny) — study of relationships among countries
  • Vietnamese: quan hệ quốc tế — study of relationships among countries
  • Welsh: cysylltiadau rhyngwladol — study of relationships among countries