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English adjective: national | |||
| 1. | national of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country | ||
| Samples | National hero. National anthem. A national landmark. | ||
| 2. | national limited to or in the interests of a particular nation | ||
| Samples | National interests. Isolationism is a strictly national policy. | ||
| Similar | nationalist, nationalistic | ||
| See also | domestic | ||
| Antonyms | international | ||
| 3. | national concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country | ||
| Samples | The national government. National elections. Of national concern. The national highway system. National forests. | ||
| Similar | federal | ||
| Antonyms | local | ||
| 4. | national owned or maintained for the public by the national government | ||
| Samples | National parks. | ||
| Similar | public | ||
| Antonyms | private | ||
| 5. | national inside the country | ||
| Samples | The British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior. The nation's internal politics. | ||
| Synonyms | home, interior, internal | ||
| Similar | domestic | ||
| Antonyms | foreign | ||
| 6. | national characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation | ||
| Samples | A national trait. | ||
| 7. | national of or relating to nationality | ||
| Samples | National origin. | ||
English noun: national | |||
| 1. | national (person) a person who owes allegiance to that nation | ||
| Samples | A monarch has a duty to his subjects. | ||
| Synonyms | subject | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | citizen, compatriot, nationalist, patriot | ||
| Member meronym | country, land, nation | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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