internaˈtionalize or internaˈtionalise transitive verb

1. To make international
2. To put under international control

internaˈtionally adverb

International Atomic Energy Agency noun

An organization for promoting the peaceful uses of atomic power (abbrev IAEA)

International Atomic Time noun

An international standard of time synchronized by atomic clocks (abbrev TAI)

International Baccalaureate noun

(a school-leaving examination giving) an international qualification for higher education

International Bible Students' Association see Russellite

International Brigade noun

Any of several groups of volunteers raised internationally that fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War

International Classification of Diseases noun

A list of all known diseases published by the World Health Organization (abbrev ICD)

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions noun

An organization for promoting free trade unionism worldwide, formed in 1949 (abbrev ICFTU)

International Court of Justice noun

The World Court

International Date Line noun

The line east and west of which the date differs, being the 180th meridian with deviations

International Development Association noun

An organization founded in 1960 to lend money at low interest rates to developing countries (abbrev IDA)

International Finance Corporation noun

An affiliate of the World Bank that promotes the growth of the private sector in developing countries through loans, etc, founded in 1974 (abbrev IFC)

International Labour Organization noun

An agency of the UN, originally founded in 1919 for research and recommendations in labour practices (abbrev ILO)

international law noun

The law regulating the relations of states (public international law) or that determining which nation's law shall in any case govern the relations of private persons (private international law)

international master noun

(also with caps) (a person holding) the second highest international chess title

international match point noun

A scoring unit in tournament contract bridge, often shortened to imp or i.m.p.

international modern or international style noun

A 20c architectural style characterized by the use of modern building materials and techniques, simple geometric shapes and lack of ornament

International Monetary Fund noun

An organization, established in 1945 to promote international trade through increased stabilization of currencies, which maintains a pool of money on which member countries can draw (abbrev IMF)

International Phonetic Alphabet noun

The alphabet of the International Phonetic Association, a series of symbols representing human speech sounds (abbrev IPA)

international (concert) pitch noun

Since 1939, 440 cycles per second at 20ºC for A in the treble clef

International Space Station noun

The space station (formerly called ‘Freedom’) developed by NASA, ESA, Japan and Canada

international standard atmosphere noun

A standardized atmosphere adopted internationally for comparing aircraft performance

international system of units see SI

International Telecommunication Union noun

A UN agency promoting international telecommunications collaboration in order to improve worldwide service (abbrev ITU)

international units plural noun

Internationally recognized units in terms of which pure, or impure, vitamin material can be assayed