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noun

the general form of architecture developed in the 1920s and 1930s by Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and others, characterized by simple geometric forms, large untextured, often white, surfaces, large areas of glass, and general use of steel or reinforced concrete construction.

(sometimes lowercase) any of various 20th-century styles in art, as cubism or abstract expressionism, that have gained wide currency in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and elsewhere.

International Gothic.

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Origin of International Style

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby International Style

international sea and swell scale, International Space Station, International Standard Atmosphere, International Standard Book Number, International Standard Serial Number, International Style, International System, International System of Units, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Telecommunications Union, international telegram

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How to use International Style in a sentence

Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
First, his credentials: He did international mergers and acquisitions at Lazard, a financial and asset management firm.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In 1883 she served with many distinguished artists on the art jury of the International Exhibition at Amsterdam.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He simply devoured books, studying every detail of construction, and learning a great deal as to style and effect.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
She also played his Fourteenth Rhapsody with orchestral accompaniment in most bold and dashing style.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Sounds rotten, but that's their style; and you've been through the mill at home enough to know what it is to be knifed socially.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Of course, the usual international operations for obtaining gold were denied to Germany.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for International Style

International Style

Modernism

noun

a 20th-century architectural style characterized by undecorated rectilinear forms and the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete

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