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national > 8 senses
ADJECTIVE1nationalOf or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
2nationalLimited to or in the interests of a particular nation
3nationalConcerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
4nationalOwned or maintained for the public by the national government
5national, home, interior, internalInside the country
6nationalCharacteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
7nationalOf or relating to nationality
NOUN1national, subjectA person who owes allegiance to that nation
national > pronunciation
Soundsnae'shahnahl; nae'shnahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website...
national > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to or belonging to a nation or country.
Examples"national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
Nounsnation
Adverbsnationally
national > adjective 2
MeaningLimited to or in the interests of a particular nation.
Examples"national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
Similarnationalist, nationalistic
See alsodomestic
Contraryinternational
Adverbsnationally
national > adjective 3
MeaningConcerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country.
Examples"the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
Similarfederal; general
Contrarylocal
national > adjective 4
MeaningOwned or maintained for the public by the national government.
Examples"national parks"
Similar topublic
national > adjective 5
MeaningInside the country.
Synonymshome, interior, internal
Similar todomestic
national > adjective 6, pert
MeaningCharacteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation.
Examples"a national trait"
Nounsnation
national > adjective 7, pert
MeaningOf or relating to nationality.
Examples"national origin"
Nounsnationality
national > noun, person
MeaningA person who owes allegiance to that nation.
Synonymssubject
Member ofnation, land, country, a people
Narrowercitizen; compatriot; patriot, nationalist
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

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