First International

American  

noun

1. a socialistic organization (1864–76) formed to unite and promote the interests of workers throughout the world.

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First International British  

noun

1. Official name: International Workingmen's Association.  an association of socialists and labour leaders founded in London in 1864 and dissolved in Philadelphia in 1876

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Example Sentences

First, international investors have sold $15 billion of equities so far in 2026.

From MarketWatch

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in the Middle East for their first international trip together in 18 months.

From BBC

Charlie was born just a few months before the Irish Free State - as it was then known - played its first international football match.

From BBC

Yukigassen -- which means snowball fight in Japanese -- was born, and the first international tournament took place in 1989.

From Barron's

After Tommy O'Brien was forced to dot the ball down in the Irish in-goal area and concede a scrum, Dupont - making his Test return after suffering a serious knee injury against Ireland 11 months ago - popped the ball to Jalibert for the fly-half to mark his first international appearance since last year's Six Nations with a well-taken try.

From BBC