Meunarodne

Međunarodne, ASCII rendering meunarodne, is a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept in South Slavic languages such as Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. It is the feminine plural form of the adjective meaning international, used to describe feminine plural nouns. The base masculine singular form is međunarodni, with feminine singular međunarodna and neuter singular međunarodno. The feminine plural međunarodne commonly appears in phrases like međunarodne veze (international relations) and međunarodne organizacije (international organizations).

Etymology and meaning: the term derives from the prefix međ- meaning between or among, combined with a root related to nation or state, yielding a meaning along the lines of relating to or involving more than one nation. The form međunarodne functions as an agreement marker for gender and number with the noun it modifies.

Orthography and variants: in systems that omit diacritics, međunarodne is often written as meunarodne. The meaning remains the same; the difference is purely orthographic.

Usage context: međunarodne appears in government communications, academic writing, journalism, and legal or diplomatic texts when describing things pertaining to multiple nations, such as international agreements, organizations, or relations.

Related forms: međunarodni (masculine singular), međunarodna (feminine singular), međunarodno (neuter singular). The broader concept is typically referred to in English as “international.”

Note: as a grammatical inflection, međunarodne is not a separate entity but a gender- and number-specific form of a common adjective used in international contexts.