International

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}, {outside(a)}]
       n : any of several international socialist organizations

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  INTERNATIONAL. That which pertains to intercourse between nations. 
  International law is that which regulates the intercourse between, or the 
  relative rights of nations.