Dictionary Definition
national adj
1 of or relating to or belonging to a nation or
country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national
landmark"
2 limited to or in the interests of a particular
nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national
policy" [ant: international]
3 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" [ant: local]
4 owned or maintained for the public by the
national government; "national parks"
5 inside the country; "the British Home Office
has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of
the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a), interior(a),
internal]
6 characteristic of or peculiar to the people of
a nation; "a national trait"
7 of or relating to nationality; "national
origin" n : a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch
has a duty to his subjects" [syn: subject]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈnæʃənəl/
Adjective
- Of or having to do with a nation.
- Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
Translations
of or having to do with a nation
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 国家的 (guójiā de)
- Czech: národní
- Dutch: nationaal, landelijk
- Estonian: kodanik; rahvuslik; riiklik
- Finnish: kansallinen, kansallis-, kansan
- French: national
- German: national
- Greek: εθνικός (ethnikos)
- Hungarian: nemzeti, országos, állami
- Italian: nazionale
- Japanese: 国家の (こっかの, kokka no)
- Korean: 국민의 (gukminui)
- Kurdish: ,
- Portuguese: nacional
- Romanian: naţional
- Russian: национальный (natsionál’nyj)
- Scots: naitional
- Spanish: nacional
- Swedish: nationell
Usage notes
See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.Derived terms
Noun
- A citizen of a
nation.
- The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
- (usually plural) A tournament in which
participants from all over the nation compete.
- After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
Translations
A citizen of a nation
- Finnish: kansalainen
A tournament in which participants from all over
the nation compete
German
Adjective
Pronunciation
- naˈt͡si̯oːnal
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
National can refer to:
- From Nation or Country
- Nationality
- a person who owes loyalty to a country but lacks full membership in it; a non-citizen resident "citizens of Guam are nationals but not citizens of the United States"--D.L. Oliver. (See Nationality.)
- National (distribution): A type of product or publication this is distributed across an entire nation, e.g., a national magazine.
- Vending machines made by the large manufacturer Crane Co.
- National (brand), the Japanese brand under which Matsushita products are sold. In the US, they are sold under the Panasonic brand.
- National (Gymanfa Ganu) can refer to a Gymanfa Ganu in North America
any of many entities whose names start with
"National"
- National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC), a television network
- National Development Front Kerala, a Muslim organisation in Kerala
- National Benzol, a British petroleum brand
- National Bus Company in Australia
- National Car Rental
- National College of Natural Medicine, a medical school in Portland, Oregon.
- National Party of New Zealand.
- National String Instrument Corporation, a company formed in the 1920s to manufacture the first resonator guitars.
- National Reso-Phonic Guitars, a company formed in the 1980s to manufacture resonator guitars and the current owners of the National brand in the USA.
- National Records, a record label
national in German: National
national in French: National
national in Italian: National
national in Japanese: ナショナル
national in Korean: 내셔널
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
all-comprehending, all-comprehensive,
all-covering, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-filling,
all-including, all-inclusive, all-pervading, allover, catholic, chauvinistic, citizen, citizen by adoption,
civic, civil, clannish, common, communal, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, country-wide,
ecumenic, ethnic, family, federal, galactic, general, genetic, gentile, gentilic, global, governmental, heaven-wide,
home, hyphenate, hyphenated
American, immigrant,
inhabitant, inland, internal, international, intestine, jingoistic, lineal, metic, municipal, nationalist, nationalistic, native, naturalized citizen,
nondenominational,
nonnative citizen, nonsectarian, patriotic, phyletic, phylogenetic, planetary, popular, public, racial, resident, social, societal, state, subject, supranational, total, totemic, tribal, universal,
world-wide