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
Examples of international in a Sentence
Adjective
an international association of chemists
She has achieved international fame.
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Adjective
Flight logs from Epstein's private jets made public during civil litigation against Epstein showed that Clinton and his entourage had taken four international sojourns in 2002 and 2003 on Epstein's Boeing 727 to locations including Bangkok, Brunei, Rwanda, Russia, China and elsewhere.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
Timothée Chalamet gives an acting master class as a chaotic, success-hungry table tennis player desperate to strike up enough cash to compete in an international tournament.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
George Osborne will lead OpenAI for Countries, aka Stargate international.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Halting the expansion of the illiberal international will require democracy’s defenders to rethink their approach.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“International.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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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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