Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or involving two or more nations.
- adjective Extending across or transcending national boundaries.
- noun Any of several socialist organizations of international scope formed during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or mutually affecting two or more nations; concerning different nations in common: as, an international exhibition; international law; international relations.
- [capitalized] Of or pertaining to the society called the International.
- noun [capitalized] A society (in full, “the International Workingmen's Association”), formed in London in 1864, designed to unite the working classes of all countries in promoting social and industrial reform by political means. ; ; ;
- noun A member of the International, or a believer in its principles and methods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective 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.
- adjective Of or concerning the association called the International.
- adjective Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
- adjective (Naut.) a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea.
- adjective See under
Copyright . - adjective 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, andprivate 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 , underConflict . - noun 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.
- noun A member of the International Association.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or having to do with more than one
nation . - adjective Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations;
common to, oraffecting , two or more nations. - adjective Of or concerning the association called the International.
- adjective Independent of national
boundaries ; common to all people. - adjective
Foreign ; of another country. - noun sports Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
- noun sports A game or contest between two or more nations.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective from or between other countries
- adjective concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
- noun any of several international socialist organizations
Etymologies
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Examples
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One set of debates is located within international relations theory, between neorealist, ˜international society™, liberal internationalist, and constructivist schools.
World Government Lu, Catherine 2006
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In addition, the ICCA would strengthen control over U. S.-international borders, streamline court rules to make it easier to introduce evidence collected overseas, and authorize international communications services to report suspicious money flows to law enforcement authorities.
International Crime Control Act 1996 Fact Sheet ITY National Archives 1996
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I'm all for an international day of metal, no need to restrict it to Slayer. international*
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It is quite a switch from the lurid floral print of the Stade Français jersey to the elegantly muted strip England chose to mark a centenary of international matches at Twickenham on Saturday, but Haskell's interventions suggested that he has benefited from working in a back row alongside the likes of Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco and Juan Manuel Leguizamón after a move that many thought might derail a promising international career.
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It is quite a switch from the lurid floral print of the Stade Français jersey to the elegantly muted strip England chose to mark a centenary of international matches at Twickenham on Saturday, but Haskell's interventions suggested that he has benefited from working in a back row alongside the likes of Sergio Parisse, Mauro Bergamasco and Juan Manuel Leguizamón after a move that many thought might derail a promising international career.
The Guardian World News Richard Williams 2010
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But with the firm's international network, and London in particular, appearing sidelined under Freishtat's tenure, do any of the three candidates have the vision to revitalise the firm's international strategy?
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Well they’d have a hard time properly considering “international law” since I have yet to see a book that contains “international law” or a world legislature or King of the World DeCaprio aside that has the authority to pass an _international_ law.
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The term "international incident" was used by more than one official knowledgeable about the possibility that someone would attempt to kidnap the women or harm them.
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Given the silence of the media on this and the use of the term international, I suspect there are people being smuggled from countries other than Mexico and from ones we may not be quite so blase about.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Arizona Immigration Law Preempted? 2010
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Given the silence of the media on this and the use of the term international, I suspect there are people being smuggled from countries other than Mexico and from ones we may not be quite so blase about.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Arizona Immigration Law Preempted? 2010
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