different between international vs transcontinental

English

Etymology

inter- +? national. Reportedly coined in modern English by Jeremy Bentham.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt??næ?(?)n(?)l/, [??nt??næ?(?)n(?)?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nt??næ?(?)n(?)l/, [??nt??næ?(?)n(?)?], [??????næ?(?)n(?)?]
• Rhymes: -?n?l

Adjective

international (comparative more international, superlative most international)

1. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
   1. Between or among nations

      an international discussion

   2. participated in by two or more nations

      an international competition

   3. common to, or affecting, two or more nations.

      an international rule

   4. serving two or more nations

      an international airport

2. Of or concerning the association called the International.
3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.

4. Foreign; of another nation.
   • 2014 October 27, Steve Ginsburg, Reuters "More international players than ever before, league says":

     The number of international players in the National Basketball Association has increased 10 percent from one year ago, the league said on Monday.

Derived terms

• International Falls
• internationalise, internationalize
• int'l, intl

Translations

Noun

international (plural internationals)

1. (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

   The United team includes five England internationals.

2. (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
3. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

Translations

See also

• supranational

Danish

Etymology

From New Latin internationalis, a compound of inter- +? nationalis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [?ent??na?o?næ?l]

Adjective

international

1. international, having to do with more nations
2. international, having to do with relations between two or more nations

   Synonym: mellemfolkelig

3. international, foreign, having to do with another nation than your own

   Synonym: udenlandsk

Inflection

Related terms

• internationalisere
• internationalisme
• internationalist
• internationalitet

References

• “international” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.na.sj?.nal/
• Homophones: internationale, internationales
• Hyphenation: in?ter?na?tio?nal

Adjective

international (feminine singular internationale, masculine plural internationaux, feminine plural internationales)

1. international

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Romanian: interna?ional

Further reading

• “international” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

international (not comparable)

1. international

Declension

Synonyms

• global, zwischenstaatlich

Further reading

• “international” in Duden online

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.ter.na.tsjo?nal/

Adjective

international (comparative plus international, superlative le plus international)

1. international

English

Alternative forms

• trans-continental

Etymology

trans- +? continental

Adjective

transcontinental (not comparable)

1. Crossing or spanning a continent.

Translations

Noun

transcontinental (plural transcontinentals)

1. (chiefly in the plural) a transcontinental railroad.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co.

French

Adjective

transcontinental (feminine singular transcontinentale, masculine plural transcontinentaux, feminine plural transcontinentales)

1. transcontinental

Further reading

• “transcontinental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?anskontinen?tal/, [t??ãns.kõn?.t?i.n?n??t?al]

Adjective

transcontinental (plural transcontinentales)

1. transcontinental