subnational
- a word derived from national.
Example Sentences
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"Scottish government must address this now and be open and transparent with hard working NHS staff about this subnational approach and the implications for frontline services."
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
The GBD 2021 study measures mortality by cause of death and years of life lost at global, regional, national, and subnational levels.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024
The scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara reviewed nearly 1,700 aquifers all over the planet, including national and subnational records over a century including 300 million water level measurements from 1.5 million wells.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2024
“A big part of the diplomacy that we’ll be engaging in, as a subnational, is to share everything California has been working on and to continue learning from others.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023
The enemy is terrorism--premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.
From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President
