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national

[ nash-uh-nl, nash-nuhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit:

    national affairs.

  2. owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government:

    a national wildlife refuge.

  3. peculiar or common to the whole people of a country:

    national customs.

  4. devoted to one's own nation, its interests, etc.; patriotic:

    to stir up national pride.

  5. concerning or encompassing an entire nation:

    a national radio network.

  6. limited to one nation.


noun

  1. a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:

    U.S. nationals living abroad.

  2. Often nationals. a national competition, tournament, or the like:

    We're invited to Minneapolis for the nationals.

  3. a national company or organization.

national

1

/ ˈæʃəə /

adjective

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a citizen or subject
  2. a national newspaper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

National

2

/ ˈæʃəə /

noun

  1. the National
    short for the Grand National
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲپDzԲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԲtDz·· adverb
  • t·ԲtDz· adjective
  • anti·ԲtDz·· adverb
  • ԴDz·ԲtDz· adjective noun
  • non·ԲtDz·· adverb
  • ·ԲtDz· adjective
  • ·ԲtDz· adjective
  • d·ԲtDz· adjective
  • pseudo·ԲtDz·· adverb
  • ܲȴ-ԲtDz· adjective
  • quasi-ԲtDz·· adverb
  • ܲ·ԲtDz· adjective
  • ܲ·ԲtDz· adjective
  • un·ԲtDz·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of national1

First recorded in 1590–1600; nation + -al 1
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Support for Reform UK has been rising in national polls since last year's general election, when the party secured more than four million votes, coming third behind Labour and the Conservatives.

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And they are trying to reach them on platforms that their party once talked of banning over national security concerns: Chinese social media apps like WeChat and RedNote.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had declared a national emergency in response to the fires, and hundreds of people evacuated their homes, but an evacuation order for 12 towns near Jerusalem has now been lifted.

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All national galleries charge for admission to special exhibitions, she added.

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President Donald Trump deported the Venezuelan nationals to a maximum security prison in El Salvador in March.

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