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national

/ˈnæʃ.ə.nəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

National means: inside the country.

Synonyms for national9

noun, as in a person who owes allegiance to that nation

subject

adjective, as in inside the country

home, interior, internal, domestic

adjective, as in limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

nationalist, nationalistic, domestic

adjective, as in concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

federal

adjective, as in owned or maintained for the public by the national government

public

Opposites of national

international, local

What does national mean?8

adjective

1

inside the country“the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”

2

limited to or in the interests of a particular nation“national interests”

3

concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country“the national government”

4

owned or maintained for the public by the national government“national parks”

5

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country“national hero”

6

characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation“a national trait”

7

of or relating to nationality“national origin”

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with national?5

three syllables

rational

four syllables

irrationaltransnational
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National in a sentence

  • The new national elder-care insurance system starts next year, right?unknown
  • Bhutan's national sport is archery, and contests are regularly organized in most towns.marcelostockle
  • Even today, those people have difficulty showing national pride.Objectivesea
  • Being good at basketball, he was recently chosen to be on the national team.FeuDRenais2
  • Since they left the national highway, they hadn't come across another car.hoffmania
  • Those towering, snow-capped peaks are on the other side of the national border.sabretou
  • Kabylia has its own flag, its national anthem and its own constitution.Igider
  • How do you think national health insurance affects physicians, patients, and society?Igider

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of national

as a noun

plural
nationals