internationally

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ee, -nash-nl-]

adverb

1. in a way that involves or relates to two or more nations or their citizens or territories.

   Internationally, the World Baseball Softball Confederation governs the games in over 140 countries.

2. in a way that transcends or is not bound by national boundaries or interests; worldwide.

   Part of our work is raising awareness, internationally, of the destruction of the region's natural resources.

Other Word Forms

• noninternationally adverb
• quasi-internationally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of internationally¹

international ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The last election was widely dismissed internationally as neither free nor fair.

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Futch has been touring internationally, with recent gigs in the U.K. and Canada.

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He has long been internationally recognised as the greatest Irish poet since WB Yeats.

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He used his credit-card points to book a solo trip because I didn’t want to travel internationally with him.

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“But internationally, it’s between a rock and a hard place, and the long-term trends are not working in its favor.”

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Related Words

• universally