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- Dictionarynational/ˈnaʃən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. relating to or characteristic of a nation; common to a whole nation: "this policy may have been in the national interest" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a citizen of a particular country: "a German national"
- 2. a national newspaper as opposed to a local one: "the inability of the local press to compete with the nationals for news"
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relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries: a national holiday. Britain has more than ten national newspapers. The company's national headquarters is in Rome. The children were wearing traditional national costume / dress.
National means relating to the whole of a country or nation rather than to part of it or to other nations.
1. : of or relating to a nation. national boundaries. the national flag. 2. : nationalist. 3. : comprising or characteristic of a nationality. his national accent was plainly audible Elinor Wylie. 4. : belonging to or maintained by the federal government. the National Museum of American History. 5.
of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs. owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government: a national wildlife refuge. peculiar or common to the whole people of a country: national customs.
The word national describes anything that is common to, shared by, or represents a group of people or a place that is considered a nation, like the national anthem sung before the national pastime of baseball. National statistics provide information about a country as a whole.
Definition of national adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
relating to the whole of a country: to threaten national security. a sense of national identity. a national newspaper. national elections. His income is way above the national average. Gambling is a national pastime (= many people do it) here. Fewer examples. Tourism accounts for 25% of the country's national income.
adj. 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole. 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation: the national dress of Poland. 3. rare nationalistic or patriotic. n. 4. a citizen or subject. 5. (Journalism & Publishing) a national newspaper. ˈnationally adv. National. ( ˈnæʃənəl) n.
national in American English. (ˈnæʃənl, ˈnæʃnəl) adjective. 1. of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit. national affairs. 2. owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government. a national wildlife refuge.
NATIONAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to an entire nation or country; 2 : owned and controlled or operated by a national government
