Meanings
- uncountableThe relationships themselves.
1 more example
While they deny the logic of history and geography, neither Gibraltar nor the Falklands will ever be truly "safe". One day these hangovers will somehow merge into their hinterlands and cease to be grit in the shoe of international relations. This day will be hastened if world governments take action to end tax havens.
2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, The GuardianSynonyms: IR, global affairs
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of political and trade relationships among countries.
nounThe relationships themselves.
Translations
Arabic عَلَاقَات دَوْلِيَّة
- عَلَاقَات دَوْلِيَّة (ʕalāqāt dawliyya)study of relationships among countries
Chinese Mandarin 國際關係 /国际关系
- 國際關係 /国际关系 (guójì guānxi)study of relationships among countries
Dutch internationale betrekkingen
- internationale betrekkingenstudy of relationships among countries
Finnish kansainvälinen politiikka
- kansainvälinen politiikkastudy of relationships among countries
French relations internationales
- relations internationalesstudy of relationships among countries
German internationale Beziehungen
- internationale Beziehungenstudy of relationships among countries
Greek διεθνείς σχέσεις
- διεθνείς σχέσεις (diethneís schéseis)study of relationships among countries
Hungarian nemzetközi kapcsolatok
- nemzetközi kapcsolatokstudy of relationships among countries
Indonesian hubungan internasional
- hubungan internasionalstudy of relationships among countries
Italian relazioni internazionali
- relazioni internazionalistudy of relationships among countries
Japanese 国際関係
- 国際関係 (kokusai kankei)study of relationships among countries
Korean 국제 관계
- 국제 관계 (gukje gwan'gye)study of relationships among countries
Lithuanian tarptautiniai santykiai
- tarptautiniai santykiaistudy of relationships among countries
Malay hubungan antarabangsa
- hubungan antarabangsastudy of relationships among countries
Polish stosunki międzynarodowe
- stosunki międzynarodowestudy of relationships among countries
Portuguese relações internacionais
- relações internacionaisstudy of relationships among countries
Romanian relații internaționale
- relații internaționalestudy of relationships among countries
Russian междунаро́дные отноше́ния
- междунаро́дные отноше́ния (meždunaródnyje otnošénija)study of relationships among countries
Spanish relaciones Internacionales
- relaciones Internacionalesstudy of relationships among countries
Swedish internationella förbindelser
- internationella förbindelserstudy of relationships among countries
Tagalog pakikipamansaan, kaugnayang pambansa-bansa
- pakikipamansaanstudy of relationships among countries
- kaugnayang pambansa-bansastudy of relationships among countries
- pakikipagbansa-bansastudy of relationships among countries
Thai ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประเทศ
- ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประเทศ (kwaam-sǎm-pan-rá-wàang-bprà-têet)study of relationships among countries
Ukrainian міжнародні відносини
- міжнародні відносини (mižnarodni vidnosyny)study of relationships among countries
Vietnamese quan hệ quốc tế
- quan hệ quốc tếstudy of relationships among countries
Welsh cysylltiadau rhyngwladol
- cysylltiadau rhyngwladolstudy of relationships among countries
Cite this entry
international relations. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20relations
“international relations.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20relations. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “international relations,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20relations.
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