internation
internation — adjective
- internationpositive
- more internationcomparative
- most internationsuperlative
1. describing something that involves two or more countries, or happens across thei
describing something that involves two or more countries, or happens across their borders.
Salma studies internation trade rules in a class on port history.
pattern: internation + trade noun
The judge quoted an internation agreement during the dispute over fishing rights.
collocation: internation agreement
The archive preserves old internation treaties signed after the border war.
Maeve copied an internation tax rule from the 1912 handbook.
The letter proposed an internation court to settle sea disputes.
- international
The normal modern adjective for relations involving more than one country.
- cross-border
Often stresses movement, rules, or business that passes over a border.
- multinational
Usually focuses on organizations or projects with members from several countries.
文法句型
internation + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun, especially in historical or formal writing about relations between states. In modern everyday English, international is far more common.