international

«international» in Mova's judaism dictionary: between or involving two or more countries — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (international); noun (an international — a match or player)

meaning for a pupil

1) International means between or involving two or more countries. tree →

2) (UK, sport) An international is a match between national teams, or a player who has played for their country. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and social studies: international trade, international laws, international airports. In sport: international matches. In school: international days celebrating many cultures. Phrases: international airport, international team, international law, international call.

examples

• At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• We flew from an international airport. tree →
• The Olympics is an international sports event. tree →
• Our school held an international food day. tree →
• English is an international language. tree →
• She is a rugby international who played for Ireland. tree →
• Making an international call costs more. tree →

note

"Inter" means between; "national" means of a nation. Shortened as "intl" or "int'l". Do not use "an international" for a person outside sport; say "a foreign visitor".

In the corpora

• Many lorises are caught illegally for the pet trade and have their teeth pulled out; all lorises are protected by international law.
• Crossing the International Date Line westwards you jump forward one calendar day, and crossing it eastwards you go back one day.
• The 1951 Refugee Convention, an international agreement, says countries must not send refugees back to danger.
• Stars twinkle because moving air bends their light; above the air, as on the International Space Station, they shine steadily.
• The International Space Station goes round the Earth about every 90 minutes, which is about 16 times a day.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «international» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.