Meanings
- AustraliaIrelandabbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of international rules football (“a melded football code that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules football”).
Synonyms: international rules, international rules football
- CanadaUSuncountableThe combination of Canadian football and American football.
Synonyms: gridiron football, North American football, football
- uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see international, football.
The ruler of Pakistan had a strong belief that he is in a strong enough position with the US […] to […] convert Kashmir into an international football to be kicked once again by the world's major players so that they may help Pakistan score a goal.
2010, Raj Kumar Singh, Relations of NDA and UPA with Neighbours, page 118
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEllipsis of international rules football (“a melded football code that blends Gaelic football with Australian rules football”).
nounThe combination of Canadian football and American football.
nounSoccer.
Cite this entry
international football. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20football
“international football.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20football. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “international football,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20football.
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