how to pronounce international

/ˌɪntɚˈnæʃənəl/

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international is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of international in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… least it was an international chain and …”

meanings of international

adjective:

Foreign; of another nation.
Serving two or more nations.
Of or concerning the association called the International.
Between or among nations.
Participated in by two or more nations.
Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
Of or having to do with more than one nation.

noun:

A make of truck and other vehicles formerly manufactured by International Harvester.
A game or contest between two or more nations.
Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport. The United team includes five England internationals.
A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.

international frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word international occurs in english on average 94.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics international can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that international can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;