Internal Connected Adjective ɪnˈtɜːnl ɪnˈtɜːrnl Structure Building Doors

• the internal structure of a building
• internal doors
• internal organs
• internal bleeding/injuries

internal

1. connected with the inside of something
• OPPOSITE external
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/external
• the internal structure of a building
• internal doors
2. connected with the inside of your body
• OPPOSITE external
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/external
• internal organs
• internal bleeding/injuries
• The medicine is not for internal use.
3. involving or affecting only the people who are part of a particular organization rather than people from outside it
• SEE ALSO internal market
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/internal-market
• The company has launched an internal investigation into the claims.
• an internal inquiry/review/audit
• an internal memo/document
• Does the bank to have adequate records, systems and internal controls?
• the internal workings of government
• internal divisions within the company
4. connected with a country’s own affairs rather than those that involve other countries
• SYNONYM domestic
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/domestic_2
• He accused the US of trying to interfere in his country's internal affairs.
• an alleged threat to the country's internal security
• an internal flight (= within a country)

Extra Examples

• Nations should be left to resolve their own internal difficulties.
• She was on an internal flight from London to Manchester.
• The civil war led to considerable internal migration.
5. coming from within a thing itself rather than from outside it
• a theory that lacks internal consistency (= whose parts are not in agreement with each other)
• Some photos contain internal evidence (= fashions, transport, etc.) that may help to date them.
6. happening or existing in your mind
• SYNONYM inner
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/inner
• She struggled with her own internal conflicts.
• internal struggles/strife

Word Origin

• early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘intrinsic’): from modern Latin internalis, from Latin internus ‘inward, internal’.