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inter·na·tional (in′tər nas̸h′ə nəl; for n. 2 also, -nas̸h′ə nal′, -näl′)

adjective

  1. between or among nations an international treaty
  2. concerned with the relations between nations an international court
  3. for the use of all nations international waters
  4. of, for, or by people in various nations
  5. of or having to do with activities or operations carried on in countries other than the home country international sales

noun

  1. a person associated with two different countries, as a resident alien, etc.
    1. an international group
    2. any of several international socialist organizations existing variously from 1864 on

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international Synonyms

international

modif.

worldwide, universal, global, worldly, world, intercontinental, transcontinental, between nations, supranational, all over the world, all-embracing, foreign, cosmopolitan, multicultural; see also general 1, universal 3.

Antonyms domestic*, national*, internal.


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international Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • arrange: We can arrange the internationals from the UK and all connecting flights.

Adjective modifier

  • first: A tape was used to close the goal during the first internationals before a crossbar replaced it in 1875.

Used with adjective complement

  • oversee: Malcolm sent a been overseeing international is raising no that sort of.

Preposition: in

  • scope: Increasingly national and international in scope, the Institute targets audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public.
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