international
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Related to used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪntɚˈnæʃənəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
Participated in by two or more nations.
Between or among nations.
Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Serving two or more nations.
noun
A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or having to do with more than one nation.
Used this way, international is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use international
- “International affairs.”adjective
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own).
Having merely the outward appearance of something.
Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
A United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors.
A flight that takes off in one country and lands in another.
A chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization.
An intelligence agency outside the United States.
A terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
The act of bringing something under international control.
The act of bringing something under international control.
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