national
IPA: nˈæʃʌnʌɫ
noun
- A subject of a nation.
- (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
- (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper.
- (Australian politics, New Zealand politics) A member of the National Party
- (New Zealand politics) Clipping of New Zealand National Party
adjective
- Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
- Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
- (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic.
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Examples of "national" in Sentences
- The gangling star says the national football federation is sick.
- The area around the horse and obelisk is owned by the National Trust.
- Citizens of the communes appoint the commanders of the national guard.
- Nationalism and Federalism also overlap with the ideals of libertarianism.
- Federal investigators are probing whether national security rules were breached.
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