NATIONAL

interior, home(a), internal, national

(adjective) inside the country; “the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”; “the nation’s internal politics”

national

(adjective) concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; “the national government”; “national elections”; “of national concern”; “the national highway system”; “national forests”

national

(adjective) limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; “national interests”; “isolationism is a strictly national policy”

national

(adjective) owned or maintained for the public by the national government; “national parks”

national

(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; “national hero”; “national anthem”; “a national landmark”

national

(adjective) of or relating to nationality; “national origin”

national

(adjective) characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; “a national trait”

national, subject

(noun) a person who owes allegiance to that nation; “a monarch has a duty to his subjects”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

National (plural Nationals)

A member of the National Party

Synonyms

• Nat

Anagrams

• nataloin, notalian

Etymology

Adjective

national (comparative more national, superlative most national)

Of or having to do with a nation.

(by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).

Usage notes

See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

Noun

national (plural nationals)

A subject of a nation.

(usually, in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

Anagrams

• nataloin, notalian

Source: Wiktionary

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Na"tion*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. national.]

1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

2. Attached to one's own country or nation. National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the national anthem of England.

– National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.

– National flag. See under Flag.

– National guard, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States.

– National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. [U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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