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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
• (General American) IPA: /ˌɪn.(t)ɚˈnæʃ.(ə.)n(ə)l/, [ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ], [ˌɪɾ̃ɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)ɫ]
• 韻: -æʃənəl

形容詞

international (comparative more international, superlative most international, abbreviation int'l or intl or intl.)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
   1. Between or among nations.

      an international discussion

   2. Participated in by two or more nations.

      an international competition

      • 2025 February 20, Homero De la Fuente, “Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship”, in CNN‎:

        Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.

   3. Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

      an international rule

      • [1780, Jeremy Bentham, “Preface”, in An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation‎, published 1789, page 6:

        Principles of legiſlation in matters betwixt nation and nation, or, to uſe a new though not inexpreſſive appellation, in matters of international law.]

   4. Serving two or more nations.

      an international airport

2. Of or concerning the association called the International.
3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
   • 2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly‎, volume 188, number 26, page 19:

     It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.

   The atmosphere is an international resource.

   the international community of scholars

4. Foreign; of another nation.

   an international student

   • 2014 October 27, Steve Ginsburg, “More international players than ever before, league says”, in Reuters‎, archived from the original on 26 October 2015:

     The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.

派生語

名詞

international (plural internationals)

1. (sports, chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

   • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "The young fellah meant no real harm. After all, he's an International, so if he takes half an hour to describe a game of football he has more right to do it than most folk."

2. (sports, chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia) A game or contest between two or more nations.
   • 2023 July 26, Paul Clifton, “A (safe and secure) Day at the Races...”, in RAIL, number 988, page 35:

     SWR has more than its fair share of major national events. As well as the [Queen's] funeral and the coronation in the past 12 months, annual events include racing at Ascot, grand slam tennis at Wimbledon, and rugby internationals at Twickenham.

3. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

参考

• supranational