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in⋅ter⋅na⋅tion⋅al

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl]

–adjective

1.	between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.

2.	of or pertaining to two or more nations or their citizens: a matter of international concern.

3.	pertaining to the relations between nations: international law.

4.	having members or activities in several nations: an international organization.

5.	transcending national boundaries or viewpoints: an international benefit; an international reputation.

–noun

6.	(initial capital letter) any of several international socialist or communist organizations formed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Compare First International, Second International, Third International, Fourth International, Labor and Socialist International.

7.	(sometimes initial capital letter) a labor union having locals in two or more countries.

8.	an organization, enterprise, or group, esp. a major business concern, having branches, dealings, or members in several countries.

9.	an employee, esp. an executive, assigned to work in a foreign country or countries by a business or organization that has branches or dealings in several countries.

Origin:
1770–80; inter- + national

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Language Translation for : international

Spanish:

internacional,

German:

international,

Japanese:

国際的な

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in·ter·na·tion·al (ĭn'tər-nāsh'ə-nəl, -nāsh'nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Abbr. int. or intl.

Of, relating to, or involving two or more nations: an international commission; international affairs.
Extending across or transcending national boundaries: international fame.

n. International
Any of several socialist organizations of international scope formed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

in'ter·na'tion·al'i·ty (-shə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., in'ter·na'tion·al·ly adv.

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international

1780, apparently coined by Jeremy Bentham from inter- + national. In communist jargon, with a capital -I-, it is short for International Working Men's Association, the first of which was founded in London by Marx in 1864. The Internationale, the socialist hymn, was written 1871 by Eugène Pottier. Internationalism is from 1851. International Date Line is from 1910.

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international
adjective
1.	concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" [ant: national]
2.	from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: external]
noun
1.	any of several international socialist organizations

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International

An international organization of workers founded by Karl Marx in the 1860s. Weakened by disputes, it was dissolved in 1876, but it was succeeded by three later Internationals, which sought to spread communism throughout the world. The most effective of these was the Third International, formed by the Soviet Union in 1919 and dissolved in 1943 by Joseph Stalin.

[Chapter:] World History since 1550

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International

In`ter*na"tion*al\, a. [Pref. inter- + national: cf. F. international.]

1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

2. Of or concerning the association called the International.

International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea.

International copyright. See under Copyright.

International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under Conflict. --Wharton.

International

In`ter*na"tion*al\, n. [Cf. F. internationale.]

1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.

2. A member of the International Association.

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