international
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
- 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.