international

in-ter-na-tion-al · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.

  2. 2.

    Used by or involving people from different countries.

  3. 3.

    Agreed on by all or many nations.

  4. 4.

    A person who has represented their country in a sport.

  5. 5.

    Any of several international socialist organizations.

Phrases & expressions

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    international waters — seas outside national jurisdiction
  • •
    international relations — the study of politics between nations
  • •
    International Date Line — the imaginary line where the calendar day changes

Related words

Antonyms: domestic, local, national
See also: foreign, global, nation, national
Synonyms: global, multinational, worldwide

Etymology

Coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1780, from "inter-" (between, among) + "national" (of a nation). Bentham created the word as an alternative to "law of nations" to describe relations and law between sovereign states.