< French, short for chanson internationale international song
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The World Cup’s organizing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, and its partner consultancies estimate the tournament could generate up to $40.9 billion in global gross domestic product.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
In 2024, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, opened a new legal-and-compliance division office in the Miami area that had previously been housed at the association’s headquarters in Zurich.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Writing on Instagram, external after his application with cycling's governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale was successful, Richardson said it had been a "difficult decision" to make and not one he "took lightly".
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
At F1’s top administrative levels you find Emirati former rally driver Mohammed Ben Sulayem heading the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA, the sport’s governing body.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
M. Bouc was a Belgian, a director of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits, and his acquaintance with the former star of the Belgian Police Force dated back many years.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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