English Explanatory Dictionary

national

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
  2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
  3. Nationalistic; patriotic.
noun
  1. A subject of a nation.
  2. A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
  3. A national newspaper.
  4. Somebody born under the authority of a given State.
noun
  1. A member of the National Party
  2. Clipping of New Zealand National Party

Pronunciation

/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/ [ˈnaʃ.ə.nɫ̩] /ˈnaʃ.n̩əl/ [ˈnaʃ.n̩ɫ̩] /ˈnæʃ.ə.nəl/ [ˈnæʃ.ə.nɫ̩] /ˈnæʃ.n̩əl/ [ˈnæʃ.n̩ɫ̩] en-us-national.ogg /ˈnæʃᵊ.nəl/ /ˈneʃᵊ.nəl/

Word forms

national more national most national nat'l nationals

Etymology

From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.

Synonyms

Nat

Derived words

anational antinational anti-national binational consensus national champion cross-national crossnational DINB ethnonational extranational foreign national Grand National gross national happiness gross national income gross national product homonational infranational international intranational macronational micronational mononational multinational national academy national accounting national airline national amnesia national-anarchism national-anarchist national anthem national archive national assembly national assistance national average national bank national bourgeoisie national bread national call National Capital Region national character national church national code national conservatism national conservative national convention national costume National Country Party national court National Covenant National Curriculum national day national debt National Diet national dress national emblem national emergency national epic national flour National Front national grid
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