national

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
3. (archaic) Nationalistic; patriotic.

Noun

1. A subject of a nation.
2. (plural-normally) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
3. (plural-normally) A national newspaper.
4. Somebody born under the authority of a given State.

Synonyms

citizen

state

subject

public

ethnic

nationwide

nation-wide

governmental

domestic

popular

interior

internal

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

racial

nation

home

🏠

nationality

countrywide

metropolis

municipal

nationalistic

native

obedient

patriotic

people’s

personal

political

priceless

respectable

subjective

subordinate

traditional

typical

country-wide

whole country

state-sponsored

regional

patrial

Japanese

🇯🇵

nat.

capital

city

🏙️

compatriot

countryman

countrymen

denizen

ethnical

federal

fellow citizen

fellow countryman

Translations

national

nazionale

🏠

nacional

nacional

national

nationaal

nacional

εθνικός

vaderlands

ulusal

cittadino

🏙️

ciudadano

ressortissant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/

Etymology

From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.

Sentences

He was the only American to rule from within the National Palace .

Due to this , the National Park is considered to be " high arctic ".

Many of his papers and awards are held at the National Library of Medicine .

The national tour ended the following year as his management costs proved too expensive .

Eventually , Labour Party gained a solid lead over National .

French serves as a statutory national language .