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national

/ˈnæʃ.ə.nəl/
adjectivenoun

Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.

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Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.

    “a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaper”

  2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.

    “this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the French”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A subject of a nation.

    “The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.”

  2. A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

    “After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.”

  3. A national newspaper.

  4. Somebody born under the authority of a given country.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.

NATIONAL at a glance

NATIONAL has 8 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (N 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #272 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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