national library

noun

1. a library established and funded by a national government with the designation national, to serve the needs of this government, often to function as a library of record for the nation's publishing output, and in some cases to act as a central agency for library and bibliographic development in the nation.

Example Sentences

According to a study conducted by the National Library of Medicine, 'a causal relationship has not yet been established', to whether a menstrual cycle is related to injuries.

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Thirteen were arrested after they climbed on the roof of the National Library and displayed a banner that said: "You have abandoned and also killed."

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According to a national library survey conducted in 2023, 60% of respondents said that certain books should require either an age limit or parental permission to check out, while 57% of respondents believed parents should be notified when their child checks out a book.

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Carfentanil is a schedule II synthetic drug with a similar chemical as fentanyl and is used in Wildnil, an anesthetic for elephants, according to the National Library of Medicine.

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Yet according to the National Library of Scotland, 34 out of the 45 presidents have Scottish ancestry.

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