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National
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- 1 Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
"a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaper"
- 2 Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
"this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the French"
- 3 Nationalistic; patriotic. archaic
"‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are really national. Why, now, the Adams are as liberal-minded men as any in the world: but, I don't know how it is, all their workmen are Scotch.’"
- 1 inside the country wordnet
- 2 concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country wordnet
- 3 limited to or in the interests of a particular nation wordnet
- 4 owned or maintained for the public by the national government wordnet
- 5 of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country wordnet
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- 6 of or relating to nationality wordnet
- 7 characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation wordnet
- 1 A subject of a nation.
"The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty."
- 2 A member of the National Party Australian, New-Zealand
- 3 a person who owes allegiance to that nation wordnet
- 4 A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete. plural-normally
"After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals."
- 5 Clipping of New Zealand National Party New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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- 6 A national newspaper. plural-normally
"I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in the nationals / All the juicy little scandals"
- 7 Somebody born under the authority of a given State.
Etymology
From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.
From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.
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