interconnected

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adjective

in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd How to pronounce interconnected (audio)
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: mutually joined or related
interconnected highways
interconnected political issues
2
: having internal connections between the parts or elements
interconnectedness noun

interconnectedness

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noun

in·​ter·​con·​nect·​ed·​ness
-tə̇dnə̇s
: the quality or state of being interconnected : interrelatedness
the interconnectedness of the interests of all nations has become so great—H. J. Morgenthau

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The head of the Organization of American States called on the international community Wednesday to speed up the work on security and elections preparations in Haiti, describing them as the country’s two most immediate and interconnected priorities. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 When James Gunn and Peter Safran took the reins at DC Studios in 2022, one of their core tenets was ensuring that the writers and directors shaping their interconnected universe would not be beholden to a house style. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Something extraordinary these episodes illustrate, in our view, is the vulnerability of America’s highly interconnected fresh-food supply chain, in which one grower or supplier problem can ripple astonishingly fast. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Understanding those cascading dependencies requires an architecture designed around interconnected networks rather than isolated data sets. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interconnected

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First Known Use

Adjective

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interconnected was in 1836

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