French Conversation · Level 38
75 words
French word
internationaliste
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃tɛʁnasjonalist/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)internationalist
Example
Il est internationaliste.
He is an internationalist.
More examples
Des collègues l'ont qualifié d'internationaliste.
Some colleagues called him an internationalist.
Core concept
A person who sees cooperation and solidarity as crossing national borders.
Similar words
activiste: A person who addresses social or political issues through action or organized movements.
nationaliste: A person who puts their country's interests and culture first and supports the nation.
Definition in French
Personne qui soutient la coopération et la solidarité au-delà des frontières nationales.
Word origin
French internationaliste is built from international and the suffix -iste, which commonly marks a person associated with a doctrine or movement.
Usage tips
- Internationaliste often carries a political or ideological register, whereas international usually means only involving several countries.
Opposites
- nationalistenationalistnoun
- isolationnisteisolationistnoun
Related words
- internationalinternationaladjective
- internationalementinternationallyadverb