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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
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
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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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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