national

/nˈæʃənəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
“national hero”
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
“national interests”
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
“the national government”
owned or maintained for the public by the national government
“national parks”
inside the country
“the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
“a national trait”
of or relating to nationality
“national origin”

noun

a person who owes allegiance to that nation
“a monarch has a duty to his subjects”

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