beynelmilel

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بین‌الملل (beyn-elmilel), 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 (beyna-lmelali). In Arabic itself, the word دُوَلِيّ (duwaliyy) has become standardised for “international”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bej.nel.miˈlel/
  • Hyphenation: bey‧nel‧mi‧lel
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Adjective

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beynelmilel

  1. (archaic) international
    Synonyms: uluslararası, milletlerarası, enternasyonal

Further reading

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