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
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