international

A2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs

US /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ UK /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #2532

Meanings

1

adj
involving or relating to two or more countries.

She works in international affairs for the government.
2

adj
coming from or connected with another country.

The university welcomes many international students each year.
3

noun
a player who has represented their country in a sport.

The team includes five England internationals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · coming from or connected... external

Word family

Forms internationals

Derived forms incoterminmarsatint'lintermesticinternationaliseinternationalisminternationalityinternationalizationinternationalizeinternationallyinternationalnessinterpol

Related forms supranational

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Phrases (1)

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international law
the body of rules and agreements that govern relations between countries

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Politics & International Affairs

External links

# international

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/
**Frequency rank:** 2532

## Meanings
1. involving or relating to two or more countries.
2. coming from or connected with another country.
3. a player who has represented their country in a sport.

## Examples
- She works in international affairs for the government.
- The university welcomes many international students each year.
- The team includes five England internationals.

## Derived Forms
- incoterm
- inmarsat
- int'l
- intermestic
- internationalise
- internationalism
- internationality
- internationalization
- internationalize
- internationally
- internationalness
- interpol

## Related Forms
- supranational

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: inter- - between

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

## AI Etymology
International comes from inter- + national. Introduced in modern English by Jeremy Bentham in his An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1780. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Politics & International Affairs

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