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   national

   /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 statepublicfederalgovernmentalciviccivildomesticinternalhomepopularethnicracialculturaltribalindigenousnativeethnologicalnationwidecountrywidestatecoast-to-coastgeneralwidespreadoverallcomprehensiveOpposite localinternationallocal
   • ▪ owned, controlled, or financially supported by the state: "plans for a national art library"

   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"
   • 3. a nationwide competition or tournament: "she finished 16th at the nationals that year"
   • ▪ short for Grand National

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, from Latin natio(n-) ‘birth, race of people’ (see nation).

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