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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#m1)

2) (UK, sport) An international is a match between national teams, or a player who has played for their country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x1)
- We flew from an international airport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x2)
- The Olympics is an international sports event. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x3)
- Our school held an international food day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x4)
- English is an international language. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x5)
- She is a rugby international who played for Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x6)
- Making an international call costs more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/95-the-nocturnal-house-night-animals-by-red-light/8/)
- [Crossing the International Date Line westwards you jump forward one calendar day, and crossing it eastwards you go back one day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/63-olympiad-maps-directions-and-clocks/14/)
- [The 1951 Refugee Convention, an international agreement, says countries must not send refugees back to danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/30-refugees-aid-and-sanctions-how-the-world-helps-and-pushes/11/)
- [Stars twinkle because moving air bends their light; above the air, as on the International Space Station, they shine steadily.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/32-olympiad-stars-light-and-space-history/12/)
- [The International Space Station goes round the Earth about every 90 minutes, which is about 16 times a day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/43-olympiad-transport-building-and-energy/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «international» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/international/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.