International or internationally most often describes interaction between nations, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries. A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered In American English, "International" is also commonly used to signify "outside of the country". Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology.

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, borders, economies, and ecosystems exist. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area The word nonetheless sees usage as in various media buzzwords, such as "the global economy". A buzzword (also fashion word and vogue word) is a vague Idiom, usually a Neologism, that is common to managerial technical administrative

In North American unionised environments, the term "international" is a euphemism for the central union location, which is often in the Washington, D.C. area. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener or in the case of doublespeak Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D An example is the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers), whose international office is in Washington, DC, whereas its local offices are spread all over North America. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW is a labor union 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.

In team sports, "international" commonly refers either to a match between two national teams, or to a player capped by his national team. A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for Enjoyment and sometimes also used as an Educational tool A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports

In politics, "The International" — such as, the "First International", the "Second International", or the "Socialist International" — may be short for any league of communist, radical, socialist, or union organizations from multiple countries. The International Workingmen's Association (IWA, sometimes called the First International, was an international socialist organization which aimed at uniting a variety The Second International (1889-1916 was an organization of socialist and labour parties formed in Paris on July 14, 1889. Socialist International is a worldwide organization of socialist ( social democratic and labour) political parties Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based For opposition to all forms of government social hierarchy or authority see Anarchism. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming

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 has a particularly wide range, because the control languages of Interlingua were selected to give its words and affixes their maximum geographic scope. Words can be included in Interlingua in either of two ways through regular derivation using roots and affixes or by establishing their eligibility as international words Words can be included in Interlingua in either of two ways through regular derivation using roots and affixes or by establishing their eligibility as international words ^[1] In part, the language Ido is also a product of interlinguistic research. Ido (ˈiːdoʊ is a Constructed language created with the goal of becoming a universal second language for speakers of different linguistic backgrounds as a language easier

See also

• Globalization
• Multinational Corporation
• Multinational State
• Supranational
• United Nations
• World community

References

Sources

• Ankerl, Guy [2000]. Global communication without universal civilization, INU societal research Vol. 1: Coexisting contemporary civilizations : Arabo-Muslim, Bharati, Chinese, and Western. Geneva: INU Press. ISBN 2-88155-004-5.  

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