internacional

/inteɾnaθjoˈnal/ · B1 · adj

international

🌍 inter + nacional = between nations, same as English international

Latin inter (between) + natio (nation, birth). Spanish swaps the t for c: nación, so nacional. Stress lands on the last syllable: in-ter-na-cio-NAL, and in Spain the c sounds like English th.

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