internationaladjective
uk/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl/A2 involving more than one country:
international politics
an international team of scientists
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- She was the boss of a large international company.
- The Davis Cup is an important international tennis championship.
- Lineker announced his retirement from international football before the 1992 European Championships.
- The government has signed an international arms-control agreement.
- It was her performances in Aida which gained her an international reputation as a soprano.
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Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
- Afro
- citizenship
- compatriot
- countrywide
- homegrown
- homeland
- internation
- land
- motherland
- nation
- nation-state
- national
- offshore
- soil
- South Sudan
- state
- state-controlled
- statehood
- stateless
- subject
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International relations: international politics & government
internationally
adverb uk/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl.i/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl.i/
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Her internationally acclaimed novel has won several literary prizes.
internationalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈnæʃ.ən.əl/UKa sports event involving more than one country, or a person who competes in it:
a one-day international
Six rugby internationals (= players) were charged with taking drugs to improve their performance.
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- contest
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- nip
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- the Premier League
- winning post
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