national

[ nash-uh-nl, nash-nuhl ]
/ ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl /
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adjective

noun

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Origin of national

First recorded in 1590–1600; nation + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM national

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH national

federal, national .

Words nearby national

Nathans, natheless, Natick, natimortality, nation, national, National Academy of Sciences, national accounting, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, national agreement, national anthem
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Words related to national

communal, civil, ethnic, domestic, governmental, internal, social, public, nationwide, interstate, royal, sovereign, general, state, vernacular, sweeping, home, imperial, native, federal

Example sentences from the Web for national

British Dictionary definitions for national (1 of 2)

national
/ (ˈnæʃənəl) /

adjective

of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nationthe national dress of Poland
rare nationalistic or patriotic

noun

a citizen or subject
a national newspaper

Derived forms of national

nationally, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for national (2 of 2)

National
/ (ˈnæʃənəl) /

noun

the National short for the Grand National
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