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[syn: external, international, outside(a)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, a. [Pref. inter- + national:
cf. F. international.]
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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.
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2. Of or concerning the association called the International.
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3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people;
as, the atmosphere is an international resource; the
international community of scholars.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, n. [Cf. F. internationale.]
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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.
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2. A member of the International Association.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
international
adj 1: concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more
nations; "international affairs"; "an international
agreement"; "international waters" [ant: national]
2: from or between other countries; "external commerce";
"international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
[syn: external, international, outside(a)]
n 1: any of several international socialist organizations
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "international":
all-comprehending, all-comprehensive, all-covering, all-embracing,
all-encompassing, all-filling, all-including, all-inclusive,
all-pervading, allover, catholic, civic, civil, common, communal,
cosmopolitan, country-wide, ecumenic, ecumenical, foreign,
galactic, general, global, heaven-wide, national,
nondenominational, nonsectarian, planetary, public, social,
societal, state, supranational, total, universal, world-wide,
worldwide
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
INTERNATIONAL. That which pertains to intercourse between nations.
International law is that which regulates the intercourse between, or the
relative rights of nations.