ˌɪntəˈnæʃənl adj. & n. --adj. 1 existing, involving, or carried on
between two or
more nations. 2 agreed on or used by
all or
many nations (international date-line; international driving licence). --n. 1 a a
contest,
esp. in
sport, between teams representing
different countries. b a
member of
such a
team. 2 a (International)
any of
four associations founded (1864-1936) to
promote socialist or
communist action. b a member of any of
these. øinternational
law a
body of rules established by
custom or
treaty and agreed as
binding by nations in
their relations
with one another. international
system of units a system of
physical units based on
the metre,
kilogram, second,
ampere,
kelvin,
candela, and mole, with prefixes to
indicate multiplication or
division by a
power of
ten. international
unit a
standard quantity of a
vitamin etc. øøinternationality n. internationally adv.