adj · neutral
international
UK/ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl/US/ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/in·ter·NA·tion·al
Band 5-6speakingtask2
involving or relating to two or more countries
Examples
“The international conference attracted researchers from ten countries.”
“International trade affects local job markets.”
“She studies international law at university.”
Band 8 sentence
“International cooperation is essential to tackle challenges such as climate change and pandemics.”
Collocations
- international community
- international students
- international trade
Word family
international adjinternationally advinternationalization nouninternationalism noun
Common mistakes
She is international student.→She is an international student.
The event is international famous.→The event is internationally famous.
Say it for a higher band
5foreign→6global→7+international
Synonyms
global
foreign
Easily confused
global
“Global warming affects countries around the world.”
foreign
“He studied foreign languages at university.”
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In -al
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