beynelmilel

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَيْنَ ٱلْمِلَلِ‎ (bayna l-milali, “between the nations”) with the word مِلّة‎ (milla) in the uncommon or dated sense “people, nation”, which is current in Turkish millet. Compare Persian بین‌المللی‎ (beynalmelali). In Arabic itself, the word دُوَلِيّ‎ (duwaliyy) has become standardised for “international”.

Adjective

beynelmilel (comparative daha beynelmilel, superlative en beynelmilel)

  1. international

Synonyms

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