Meanings
proper nounthe Internationale
- A general left-wing anthem for solidarity and emancipation of the working class, dating back to the 19th century.
Last Thursday, all at once, several groups of Skillet Lickers spontaneously broke into a medly of Look for the Union Label, Woodie Guthrie’s Vigilante Man, and The Internationale.
2008 January 26, Charlie Pierce, “Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!”, in National Public Radio
Origin
- Frenchinternationale
- EnglishInternationale
Borrowed from French internationale, the original title of Pierre De Geyter's song (L'Internationale).
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Arabic نَشِيد الْأُمَمِيَّة
- نَشِيد الْأُمَمِيَّة (našīd al-ʔumamiyya)proletarian song
Bulgarian Интернациона́лът
- Интернациона́лът (Internacionálăt)proletarian song
Chinese Cantonese 國際歌 /国际歌
- 國際歌 /国际歌 (gwok³ zai³ go¹)proletarian song
Chinese Mandarin 國際歌 /国际歌, 英特纳雄耐尔
- 國際歌 /国际歌 (Guójìgē)proletarian song
- 英特纳雄耐尔 (Yīngtènàxióngnài'ěr)proletarian song
Czech Internacionála
- Internacionálaproletarian song
Dutch Internationale
- Internationaleproletarian song
Esperanto La Internacio
- La Internacioproletarian song
Estonian Internatsionaal
- Internatsionaalproletarian song
Finnish Kansainvälinen
- Kansainvälinenproletarian song
French l'Internationale
- l'Internationaleproletarian song
German die Internationale
- die Internationaleproletarian song
Greek Η Διεθνής
- Η Διεθνής (I Diethnís)proletarian song
Hindi इन्तर्नास्योनाल
- इन्तर्नास्योनाल (intarnāsyonāl)proletarian song
Hungarian internacionálé
- internacionáléproletarian song
Italian l'Internazionale
- l'Internazionaleproletarian song
Japanese インターナショナル, 国際歌
- インターナショナル (Intānashonaru)proletarian song
- 国際歌 (Kokusaika)proletarian song
Korean 인터내셔널, 국제가
- 인터내셔널 (Inteonaesyeoneol)proletarian song
- 국제가 (Gukjega)proletarian song
Latvian Internacionāle
- Internacionāleproletarian song
Lithuanian Internacionalas
- Internacionalasproletarian song
Malay Internationale
- Internationaleproletarian song
Persian انترناسیونال
- انترناسیونال (enternâsyunâl)proletarian song
Polish Międzynarodówka
- Międzynarodówkaproletarian song
Portuguese a Internacional
- a Internacionalproletarian song
Romanian Internaționala
- Internaționalaproletarian song
Russian Интернациона́л
- Интернациона́л (Intɛrnacionál)proletarian song
Slovak Internacionála
- Internacionálaproletarian song
Spanish la Internacional
- la Internacionalproletarian song
Swedish Internationalen
- Internationalenproletarian song
Turkish Enternasyonal
- Enternasyonalproletarian song
Ukrainian Інтернаціона́л
- Інтернаціона́л (Internacionál)proletarian song
Vietnamese Quốc tế ca
- Quốc tế caproletarian song
Yiddish אינטערנאַציאָנאַל
- אינטערנאַציאָנאַל (internatsyonal)proletarian song
Cite this entry
APA
Internationale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internationale
MLA
“Internationale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internationale. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Internationale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Internationale.
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