Internationale

[ an-ter-na-syaw-nal ]

/ ɛ̃ tɛr na syɔˈnal /

noun

a revolutionary workers' anthem, first sung in France in 1871.

Origin of Internationale

< French, short for chanson internationale international song

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Examples from the Web for internationale

The rousing strains of the Internationale (in the original French) marked the beginning and the end of the ceremony.
The Christopher Hitchens Memorial: Without God, but With Style|Max McGuinness|April 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You've represented me, no doubt, as a member from abroad, an inspector in connection with the Internationale?
The Possessed|Fyodor Dostoevsky
Keller Bey will tell you that they are workers like yourselves—citizens, of equal rights before the Internationale.
A Tatter of Scarlet|S. R. Crockett
The Internationale is generally reputed to have been organized by Karl Marx for the propaganda of international socialism.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States|Selig Perlman

As the bricklayer bricked it up, he sang the Internationale.
The Man With the Black Feather|Gaston Leroux
Is it true,” she asked, “that the Emperor does not know we have severed all connection with the Internationale?
The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for internationale

Internationale

/ (ˌɪntənæʃəˈnɑːl) /

noun

the Internationale a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France

Word Origin for Internationale

C19: shortened from French chanson internationale international song

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Culture definitions for internationale

“Internationale”

[ (ann-tuhr-nahs-yuh-nahl, in-tuhr-nash-uh-nahl) ]

An international anthem of communists and socialists (see socialism).