internal
adjective
Simple meaning
Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnˈtɝnəl
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Definition
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adjective
Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
Of or situated on the inside.
Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.
Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.
Of the inner nature of a thing.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.
Used this way, internal is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
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Word Family
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Word family
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The position of a medical intern.
Confinement during wartime.
On or from the inside.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
A branch of the aorta supplying the testicles.
An artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth.
Veins that drain the inner ear.
The branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head.
Two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein.
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