Interlaken, n.
a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
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Interlingua, n.
an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
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Internal Revenue Service, n.
the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
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International, n.
any of several international socialist organizations
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International Association of Lions clubs, n.
club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
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International Atomic Energy Agency, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, n.
a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
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International Civil Aviation Organization, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
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International Court of Justice, n.
a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
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International Date Line, n.
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
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International Development Association, n.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
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International Finance Corporation, n.
a United Nations agency that invests directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank
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International Grandmaster, n.
a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization
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International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders, n.
a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh
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International Labor Organization, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
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International Labour Organization, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
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International Maritime Organization, n.
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
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International Monetary Fund, n.
a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
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International Olympic Committee, n.
organization responsible for organizing the modern Olympic Games
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International Relations and Security Network, n.
Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness, n.
a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
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International System, n.
a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
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"Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
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International System of Units, n.
a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
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International Wanted Notice, n.
an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries
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"an Interpol Red Notice is the closest instrument to an international arrest warrant in use today"
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Internationale, n.
a revolutionary socialist anthem
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Internet Explorer, n.
a commercial browser
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Interpol, n.
an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world
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Interstate Commerce Commission, n.
a former independent federal agency that supervised and set rates for carriers that transported goods and people between states; was terminated in 1995
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"the ICC was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"
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Intropin, n.
a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
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Inuit, n.
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
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