National Definition
national
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English
Etymology
From New Latin nationalis, from Latin natio (“nation”); see nation.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈnæʃənəl/
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Audio (US) (file)
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).
- Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
Usage notes
See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.
Derived terms
Noun
national (plural nationals)
- 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
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External links
- national in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- national in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
national m. (f. nationale, m. plural nationaux, f. plural nationales)
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /natsi̯oˈnaːl/
Adjective
national (not comparable)
Derived terms
- Nationalismus
- Nationalität
- Nationalfeiertag
- Nationalmannschaft
- Nationalmeisterschaft
- Nationalsozialismus
- Nationalspieler
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Look up national in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. National may refer to:
- Nation or country
- Nationality
- A citizen or subject of a country; by inference, frequently a person who owes loyalty to a country but lacks full membership in it, a non-citizen resident
- 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 (elsewhere they are sold under the Panasonic brand)
- National (Gymanfa Ganu), a Welsh festival in Wales, England and North America
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Companies and organizations
- National Airlines
- National Assembly
- National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE)
- National Comics, an early name for the comic book publisher known later as DC Comics
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC), a television network
- National Development Front, a Muslim organisation in Kerala, India
- National Benzole, a British petroleum brand
- National Bus Company in Australia
- National Car Rental
- National (brand) a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic
- National College of Natural Medicine, a medical school in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- National High School, in West Bengal India
- National Hockey League, U.S. ice hockey organization
- National Motor Vehicle Company, 1900–1924 U.S. automobile company
- National Party, several unrelated political parties around the world
- National Radio Company
- National Semiconductor, an American semiconductor manufacturer
- National Supermarkets
- 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 U.S.
- National Records, a record label
- Championnat National (also known as National), French football league competition
- Nationals (Washington Nationals), professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., U.S.
Other
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, known as Washington National Airport until 1998
- National, Utah, ghost town in the U.S.
- National academy
- National anthem
- National archive
- National bank
- National church
- National Comics (series), 1940s comic book series published by Quality Comics
- National Day
- National emblem
- National flag
- National government
- National language
- National library
- National museum
- National Road
- National security
- National sport
- National stadium
- National university
See also
- All pages beginning with "National"
- All pages with titles containing "National"
- The National
- Nacional
- Le National, various newspapers and a television program
- Nationalization
- National Football League (disambiguation)
- National Gallery (disambiguation)
- National League
- National park (disambiguation)
- National police
- National school
- National Theatre
- China National
- Front National
International Challenge
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Israel
- Estonia
- Guatemala
- Panama
- Jamaica
- Honduras
- Bolivia
- Venezuela
- China PR
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
- North Korea
- Uzbekistan
- Bahrain
- Qatar