'International' definitions:

Definition of 'international'

From: WordNet
adjective
Concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters" [ant: national]
adjective
From or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: external, international, outside(a)]
noun
Any of several international socialist organizations

Definition of 'International'

From: GCIDE
  • International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, n. [Cf. F. internationale.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A member of the International Association. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'International'

From: GCIDE
  • International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, a. [Pref. inter- + national: cf. F. international.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or concerning the association called the International. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people; as, the atmosphere is an international resource; the international community of scholars. [PJC]
  • International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea.
  • International copyright. See under Copyright.
  • International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the product of the conditions from time to time of international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals in treaties. It is called public when treating of the relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the relations of persons of different nationalities. International law is now, by the better opinion, part of the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under Conflict. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'international'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'International'