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internationalist

internationalist adjective: of or pertaining to internationalism.

Adjective

internationalist (comparative more internationalist, superlative most internationalist)

  1. Of or pertaining to internationalism.
    • The apparatus is essentially ideological and internationalist in character and could not be replaced by the police, the army, or any other institution.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...

Noun

internationalist (plural internationalists)

  1. An advocate of internationalism.
  2. A proponent of proletarian internationalism.
    • A thorough-going internationalist, Marshall was a leading Boston organizer for the Peoples Anti-War Mobilization march of 100,000 at the Pentagon in 1981.1988 February 14, Frank Neisser, Jane Kaatz, “Black Gay Socialist Activist Marshall Yates (obituary)”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 16
    • I'm sure Hitler has more than a few enemies even in Germany. Germany too has its internationalists and its revolutionary workers.2019, Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan, Stalingrad, page 55
  3. (Scotland) A player representing their country in a team sport.

internationalist meaning in Tamil

internationalist in Tamil

உலகர்

Forms of internationalist

Adjective
comparativemore internationalist
superlativemost internationalist
Noun
pluralinternationalists

Origin of internationalist

From international + -ist.

Questions about internationalist

What does internationalist mean?
Internationalist means of or pertaining to internationalism.
What is internationalist in Tamil?
Internationalist in Tamil is உலகர். See Internationalist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is internationalist?
Internationalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near internationalist in the dictionary

  1. internationalised
  2. internationalises
  3. internationalising
  4. internationalism
  5. internationalisms
  6. internationalist
  7. internationalistic
  8. internationalists
  9. internationality
  10. internationalization
  11. internationalizations

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