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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·na·tion·al
DATE 1780 1. of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations international trade 2. of, relating to, or constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations international movement 3. active, known, or reaching beyond national boundaries an international reputation
noun DATE 1870 : one that is international; especially : an organization of international scope English Etymology 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. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ international inter·nation·al / 7intE5nAFnEl; NAmE -tEr5n- / adjective[usually before noun] connected with or involving two or more countries 国际的: international trade / law / sport 国际贸易；国际法；国际体育运动 an international airport / school / company 国际机场/学校/公司 international relations 国际关系 a pianist with an international reputation 饮誉国际的钢琴家 • inter·nation·al·ly / -nEli / adv.: internationally famous 国际知名的 noun1. (BrE) a sports competition involving teams from two countries 国际体育比赛: the France-Scotland rugby international 法国对苏格兰的国际橄榄球赛 2. (BrE) a player who takes part in a sports competition against another country 国际体育比赛选手: a former swimming international 前国际游泳选手 3. (NAmE) a person from a foreign country 外国人: an English course for internationals 为外国人开设的英语课程 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: international auxiliary language , or international candle , or international carat , or international code , or international copyright , or international crime , or international date line , or international language , or international law , or international legislation , or international map , or international match point , or international orange , or international phonetic alphabet , or international pitch , or international private law , or international relations , or international salute , or international scientific vocabulary , or international stock, or international style , or international temperature scale , or international unit , or international system of units , or balance of international payments , or international ampere , or international angstrom , or international coulomb , or international farad , or international henry , or international joule , or international ohm , or international volt , or international watt Search result show the entry is found in: International System in·ter·na·tion·al I. \R |intər|nashənəl, -shnəl, -naash-, -naish-, -R |intə|na- sometimes |intən|a-\ adjective Etymology: inter- + national 1. : existing between or among nations or their citizens : relating to the intercourse of nations : participated in by two or more nations :common to or affecting two or more nations < international trade > < international labor union > < international trade association > 2. : belonging or relating to an organization or association having members in two or more countries < international congress > < international movement > 3. a. of a unit of measurement : fixed by the mutual agreement of authorized representatives of different countries b. of an electrical unit : accepted by the International Conference in London in 1908 and used as a legal unit prior to 1950 < international coulomb > 4. : of or relating to the International Code II. noun 1. : a person having relations with or obligations to more than one nation (as through citzenship in one and permanent residence in another) 2. : a participant in an international contest 3. : international stock 4. a. : a party, organization, or association that transcends national limits; specifically : an international socialist organization b. : a craft or industrial union with local affiliates in several countries 5. : a class of racing sailboats that are 33 feet long, sloop-rigged, and of one design; also : a boat in this class |
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