national
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit.
national affairs.
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owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government.
a national wildlife refuge.
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peculiar or common to the whole people of a country.
national customs.
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devoted to one's own nation, its interests, etc.; patriotic.
to stir up national pride.
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concerning or encompassing an entire nation.
a national radio network.
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limited to one nation.
noun
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a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection.
U.S. nationals living abroad.
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Often nationals. a national competition, tournament, or the like.
We're invited to Minneapolis for the nationals.
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a national company or organization.
adjective
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of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation
the national dress of Poland
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rare nationalistic or patriotic
noun
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a citizen or subject
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a national newspaper
noun
Other Word Forms
- antinational adjective
- antinationally adverb
- nationally adverb
- nonnational adjective
- nonnationally adverb
- prenational adjective
- pronational adjective
- pseudonational adjective
- pseudonationally adverb
- quasi-national adjective
- quasi-nationally adverb
- subnational adjective
- unnational adjective
- unnationally adverb
Etymology
Origin of national
Example Sentences
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South Korea football bosses said on Monday they were in talks with players to avert a boycott of next month's Women's Asian Cup and expected the national team to train for the tournament as scheduled.
From Barron's
Analysts and national news outlets cite them regularly.
When I asked him about how the Fed might institute a mechanism to question its groupthink, he suggested the institution borrow a technique by the national security experts in war games to question its models.
From Barron's
Tahnoon— sometimes referred to as the “spy sheikh” External link —is brother to the United Arab Emirates’ president, the government’s national security adviser, as well as the leader of the oil-rich country’s largest wealth fund.
From Barron's
Images of Liam in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack went viral after his detention, drawing national attention and sparking protests at the facility.
From Salon
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