between or among nations; involving two or more nations.
international trade.
of or relating to two or more nations or their citizens.
a matter of international concern.
pertaining to the relations between nations.
international law.
having members or activities in several nations.
an international organization.
transcending national boundaries or viewpoints.
an international benefit;
an international reputation.
(initial capital letter) any of several international socialist or communist organizations formed in the 19th and 20th centuries.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a labor union having locals in two or more countries.
an organization, enterprise, or group, especially a major business concern, having branches, dealings, or members in several countries.
an employee, especially an executive, assigned to work in a foreign country or countries by a business or organization that has branches or dealings in several countries.
any of several international socialist organizations See Comintern First International Labour and Socialist International Second International Socialist International Trotskyist International Vienna Union
a member of any of these organizations
of, concerning, or involving two or more nations or nationalities
established by, controlling, or legislating for several nations
an international court
international fishing rights
available for use by all nations
international waters
International is an adjective that describes something that involves two or more countries, like international laws that multiple countries obey, or an international flight from France to Japan. Break international into two halves to understand its meaning. The first half is the prefix inter-, which means “among,” or “between.” In the second half, you can see the word nation. Put them together and the word literally means “among or between nations.” Driving from the United States into Canada is an international road trip since you travel from on nation to another, and an international conference has guests from all over the world.
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“North Korea isn’t bound by international ethical norms, so their activities will expand through hacking and stealing,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Former USA international Freddy Adu played for 15 clubs during his career - more than half of which were by the age of 22.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
To the extent that you were already not familiar: Our man wakes up every day and wings it with whatever international chess pieces are available to him.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
But despite such cases, North Korea is underequipped in intelligence gathering, lacking an extensive international web of spies and tools such as a global satellite network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
It was Fischer’s greatest triumph in an international tournament to date.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The International Mathematical Union awarded its Fields Medal on Thursday at a ceremony in Philadelphia to four people, including Yu Deng and Hong Wang, who both attended Peking University before earning doctorates in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
International experts are set to meet later this year to decide whether the U.S. should lose its elimination status.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
She met with AFP away from the exhibition halls at this week's Farnborough International Airshow in the UK, for an interview in Mayfair, central London.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The AFP and Reuters news agencies both reported a drone crash at Iraq's Erbil International Airport, causing a temporary stoppage.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He was invited to be the guest of honor at the First Philippine International Chess Tournament in 1973, and in addition to the honorarium mentioned above, all of his expenses were paid.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Christopher Hall, a director in the international tax group at PKF O’Connor Davies, said the tax complications for football internationals can be head-spinning.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Historically, most of Argentina's internationals have come through private schools in the country's rugby heartlands.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Buttler came into this match on a run of 18 consecutive innings without a fifty in T20 internationals, during which time he was averaging 15.16.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
She has played 11 Tests, 140 one-day internationals and 109 T20s and her 12 ODI hundreds are an England women's record.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Many of the internationals understand the trauma of trying to get an American visa and that is a good place to start a friendship.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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