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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.
1. : one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject. 2. : a competition that is national in scope usually used in plural. Synonyms. Adjective. civil.
National definition: of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit. See examples of NATIONAL used in a sentence.
National means relating to the whole of a country or nation rather than to part of it or to other nations.
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.
Definition of national adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
NATIONAL meaning: 1 : of or relating to an entire nation or country; 2 : owned and controlled or operated by a national government
Definition of national noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
