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'''International''' or '''internationally''' most often describes interaction between [[nation]]s, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries. In [[American English]], "International" is also commonly used to signify "outside of the country".
*In team sports, "international" commonly refers either to a [[game|match]] between two national teams, or to a player [[cap (sport)|capped]] by his national team.
*In politics, "The International" — such as, the "[[International Workingmen's Association|First International]]", the "[[Second International]]", or the "[[Socialist International]]" — may be short for any league of [[communist]], [[Radicalism (historical)|radical]], [[socialist]], or [[Trade union|union]] organizations from multiple countries.
*In linguistics, an "international language" is one spoken by the people of at least two nations, but preferably a large number of nations.
*In interlinguistics, '''international''' often has to do with languages rather than nations themselves. An "international word" is one that occurs in at least two languages, but preferable many more, as with linguistics above. These words are collected from widely spoken source or control languages and often used to establish language systems that people can use to communicate internationally, and sometimes for other purposes such as to learn other languages more quickly. The vocabulary of [[Interlingua and eligibility of international words|Interlingua]] has a particularly wide range, because the [[Interlingua and eligibility of international words|control languages]] of Interlingua were selected to give its words and affixes their maximum geographic scope.<ref>[[Alexander Gode|Gode, Alexander]], ''[[Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language]].'' New York: Frederick Ungar, 1951.</ref> In part, the language [[Ido]] is also a product of interlinguistic research.
*In [[North America]]n [[Trade union|unionised]] environments, the term "international" is a [[euphemism]] for the central union location, which is often in the [[Washington, D.C.]] area. An example is the [http://www.ibew.org/IBEW/index.htm IBEW] ([[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]]), whose international office is in Washington, DC, whereas its local offices are spread all over North America. A regional union office that serves as an umbrella organisation for more than one local office, may still be called "international" by its rank and file members.
[[Global]] is commonly used as a synonym for "international", however such usage is typically incorrect as "global" implies "one world" as a single unit, while "international" recognizes that different peoples, [[cultures]], [[languages]], [[nations]], [[border]]s, [[economies]], and ecosystems exist. The word nonetheless sees usage as in various media [[buzzword]]s, such as "the global economy".
== See also ==
* [[Globalization]]
* [[Multinational corporation|Multinational Corporation]]
* [[Multinational State]]
* [[Supranational]]
* [[United Nations]]
* [[World community]]
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*{{cite book|last= Ankerl |first= Guy |title= Global communication without universal civilization |origyear= 2000 |series= INU societal research |volume= Vol.1: Coexisting contemporary civilizations : Arabo-Muslim, Bharati, Chinese, and Western |publisher= INU Press |location= Geneva |isbn= 2-88155-004-5 |pages= }}
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