national

[ nash-uh-nl, nash-nuhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit:

   national affairs.

2. owned, preserved, or maintained by the federal government:

   a national wildlife refuge.

3. peculiar or common to the whole people of a country:

   national customs.

4. devoted to one's own nation, its interests, etc.; patriotic:

   to stir up national pride.

5. nationalist.
6. concerning or encompassing an entire nation:

   a national radio network.

7. limited to one nation.

noun

1. a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:

   U.S. nationals living abroad.

2. Often nationals. a national competition, tournament, or the like:

   We're invited to Minneapolis for the nationals.

3. a national company or organization.

national

¹

/ ˈnæʃənəl /

adjective

1. of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation

   the national dress of Poland

3. rare.
   nationalistic or patriotic

noun

1. a citizen or subject
2. a national newspaper

National

²

/ ˈnæʃənəl /

noun

1. the National
   short for the Grand National

Derived Forms

• ˈnationally, adverb

Other Words From

• nation·al·ly adverb
• anti·nation·al adjective
• anti·nation·al·ly adverb
• non·nation·al adjective noun
• non·nation·al·ly adverb
• pre·nation·al adjective
• pro·nation·al adjective
• pseudo·nation·al adjective
• pseudo·nation·al·ly adverb
• quasi-nation·al adjective
• quasi-nation·al·ly adverb
• sub·nation·al adjective
• un·nation·al adjective
• un·nation·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of national¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; nation + -al ¹

Example Sentences

It also calls for expanding national health privacy laws to cover health-related information collected from health apps and fitness trackers and making it easier for users to opt out of body-centric data collections.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the money to fund these efforts could even come from part of the health savings in national budgets.

From Salon

Figures show there were 629 foreign nationals in Scotland's jails as of the beginning of October – about 7.6% of the prison population.

From BBC

It is a remnant of a national atrocity that should not be tolerated in prisons or anywhere else.

From Los Angeles Times

He has also been linked to the Brazil job over the past few weeks and it is known Guardiola's ambition is to one day manage a national side.

From BBC

Related Words

• civil
• communal
• domestic
• ethnic
• governmental
• internal
• interstate
• nationwide
• public
• social