in·ter·na·tion·al
ˌin-tər-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations
international trade
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations
international movement
3
: active, known, or reaching beyond national boundaries
an international reputation
: one that is international
especially
: an organization of international scope
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Examples of international in a Sentence
Adjective
an international association of chemists
She has achieved international fame.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
How could a diasporic dharma teacher remain a mystery to professors and mainstream Buddhists while being trumpeted as the singular leader of international Buddhism by his followers across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, and the United States?
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
One of the interesting wrinkles of MIPCOM 2024 was a major streamer selling international on its shows as Amazon MGM set up shop.
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Adjective
But, the chance workings of the international festival calendar and the bureaucratic vagaries of China’s censorship-approvals system may have deprived Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian of some new Chinese works and tipped the scales in Tokyo’s favor.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
How could a diasporic dharma teacher remain a mystery to professors and mainstream Buddhists while being trumpeted as the singular leader of international Buddhism by his followers across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, and the United States?
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
The Turkey international dropped his shoulder to open up space and curled his shot towards the bottom corner.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
One of the interesting wrinkles of MIPCOM 2024 was a major streamer selling international on its shows as Amazon MGM set up shop.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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“International.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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international
1 of 2 adjective
in·ter·na·tion·al
ˌint-ər-ˈnash-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
1
: of, relating to, affecting, or involving two or more nations
international trade
2
: active, known, or reaching beyond national boundaries
an international reputation
international
2 of 2 noun
: an organization having branches in more than one country
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