zwischenstaatlich
German, adjective/ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʃtaːtlɪç/
zwischenstaatlich is spelled Z-W-I-S-C-H-E-N-S-T-A-A-T-L-I-C-H (17 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwischenstaatlich is a German adjective meaning “bilateral, intergovernmental (of, relating to, or involving two or more governments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zwischen verschiedenen Staaten/Ländern (geschehend); über die staatlichen Grenzen hinaus geltend”.
What does zwischenstaatlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bilateral, intergovernmental (of, relating to, or involving two or more governments)
- 2
international (common to, or affecting, two or more nations)
- 3
international (participated in by two or more nations)
- 4
international (serving two or more nations)
- 5
international (having branches in various countries)
- 6
international (between or among nations)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zwischen verschiedenen Staaten/Ländern (geschehend); über die staatlichen Grenzen hinaus geltend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zwischenstaatlich
- zwischenstaatlicher masculine nominative singular
- am zwischenstaatlichsten superlative
- zwischenstaatliche feminine nominative singular
- zwischenstaatliches neuter nominative singular
- zwischenstaatlichen genitive masculine singular
- zwischenstaatlichem dative masculine singular
- der zwischenstaatliche definite includes-article masculine
- die zwischenstaatliche definite feminine includes-article
- das zwischenstaatliche definite includes-article neuter
- die zwischenstaatlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des zwischenstaatlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der zwischenstaatlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem zwischenstaatlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zwischenstaatlich?
- /ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʃtaːtlɪç/
- [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌʃtaːtlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zwischenstaatlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zwischenstaatlich in German?
zwischenstaatlich appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).