international

UK/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l//ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/

international adjective: between or among nations.

Adjective

international (comparative more international, superlative most international, abbreviation int'l or intl or intl.)

Between or among nations.
- an international discussion
Participated in by two or more nations.
- 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.2025 February 20, Homero De la Fuente, “Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025
Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
- 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.[1780, Jeremy Bentham, “Preface”, in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, published 1789, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2026, page 6
Serving two or more nations.
- an international airport
Of or concerning the association called the International.
Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
- 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...2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19
- The atmosphere is an international resource.
Foreign; of another nation.
- 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.2014 October 27, Steve Ginsburg, “More international players than ever before, league says”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2015

Noun

international (plural internationals)

(Australia, Ireland, UK) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.
- 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."1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
(Australia, Britain, Ireland) A game or contest between two or more nations.
- 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.2023 July 26, Paul Clifton, “A (safe and secure) Day at the Races...”, in RAIL, number 988, page 35
A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Proper noun capitalized: International

International (plural Internationals)

A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.

international meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

international in Hindi

between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations: अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय antarrāṣṭrīya

international in Tamil

between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations: சர்வதேச carvatēca

international in Marathi

between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations: आंतरराष्ट्रीय āntararāśṭrīya

international in Urdu

between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations: بَینَ ٱلْاَقْوامی baina l-aqvāmī, اِنْٹَرْنَیشْنال inṭarnaiśnāl

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international in Bengali: আন্তর্জাতিক antorjatik
international in Telugu: అంతర్జాతీయ antarjātīya
international in Malayalam: അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര antārāṣṭra, അന്തർദേശീയ antaṟdēśīya
international in Kannada: ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ನಡುವಣ, ನಾಡುನಡುವಿನ
international in Punjabi: ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ antarrāśaṭrī
international in Gujarati: આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય āntarrāṣṭrīya
international in Odia: ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀଯ଼, ଅନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀଯ଼
international in Sanskrit: सर्वदेशीय sarvadeśīya, अन्ताराष्ट्रिय antārāṣṭriya
international in Nepali: अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय antarrāṣṭriya
international in Pashto: نړيوال naṛəywãl, بين الاقوامي baynolaqwāmí, بين المللي baynolmelalí, انټرنېشنل entarnešnál
international in Tagalog: pandaigdig
international in Arabic: دُوَلِيّ duwaliyy, الدولية
international in Malay: antarabangsa, internasional
international in Indonesian: mancanegara, antarabangsa, internasional
international in Thai: สากล sǎa-gon, ระหว่างประเทศ rá-wàang-bprà-têet, ข้ามชาติ kâam-châat, นานาชาติ naa-naa-châat
international in Vietnamese: quốc tế
international in Myanmar: နိုင်ငံတကာ nuingngamta.ka

Examples of international in a sentence

the international community of scholars
It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime.2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19:

All 40 example sentences with international

Forms of international

Adjective
comparative	more international
superlative	most international
abbreviation	int'l
abbreviation	intl
abbreviation	intl.
Noun
plural	internationals
Proper noun
plural	Internationals

Plural of international: internationals

Origin of international

From inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780.

Words formed from international

Phrases with international

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Words that rhyme with international

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Questions about international

What does international mean?: International means between or among nations.
What is international in Hindi?: International in Hindi is अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय (antarrāṣṭrīya). See International meaning in Hindi.
How do you use international in a sentence?: the international community of scholars
What part of speech is international?: International can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce international?: International is pronounced /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ (UK).

Words near international in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: international (page history and authors); International (page history and authors); international (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਅੰਤਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); international (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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