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national¹

  • /ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/ UK
  • [ˈnaʃ.ə.nɫ̩] UK
  • /ˈnaʃ.n̩əl/ UK
  • [ˈnaʃ.n̩ɫ̩] UK
  • /ˈnæʃ.ə.nəl/ US
  • [ˈnæʃ.ə.nɫ̩] US
  • /ˈnæʃ.n̩əl/ US
  • [ˈnæʃ.n̩ɫ̩] US

Rhymes with -æʃənəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective more national · most national · nat'l

  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
  3. archaic Nationalistic; patriotic. ‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are really national. Why, now, the Adams are as liberal-minded men as any in the world: but, I don't know how it is, all their workmen are Scotch.’

noun nationals · nat'l

  1. A subject of a nation. The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
  2. plural normally A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete. After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
  3. plural normally A national newspaper. I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in the nationals / All the juicy little scandals
  4. Somebody born under the authority of a given country.

National²

noun Nationals

  1. Australian, New Zealand A member of the National Party
  2. New Zealand, abbreviation, clipping Clipping of New Zealand National Party

Similar: Nat

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nationalistic, nationalist, federal, interior, general, public, home, domestic, subject, internal, nation, nationality, patriotism, patriotic, nationalism, self-rule

noun

Similar: Nat

Translations

Every language

adj pertaining to a nation or country; the state

Españolnacional, patrio
한국어국가의 gukga-ui, 국민의 gungmin-ui, 국립의 gungnib-ui
日本語国家の kokka no, 国民の kokumin no, 国立の kokuritsu no
中文國家的 /国家的 guójiā de, 全國性 /全国性 quánguóxìng, 國民的 /国民的 guómín de, 國立的 /国立的 guólì de
हिन्दीराष्ट्रीय rāṣṭrīya, क़ौमी qaumī, कौमी kaumī, मुल्की mulkī
Portuguêsnacional
Françaisnational
Deutschnational, Staats-
Italianonazionale
Ελληνικάεθνικός ethnikós
Românănațional
Русскийнациона́льный nacionálʹnyj, наро́дный naródnyj, госуда́рственный gosudárstvennyj
Tiếng Việtdân tộc, quốc gia
العربيةوَطَنِيّ waṭaniyy, قَوْمِيّ qawmiyy
עבריתלאומי \ לְאֻמִּי l'umí, אַרְצִי artsí

noun subject

Españolciudadano
हिन्दीराष्ट्रीय rāṣṭrīya
DeutschStaatsangehöriger, Staatsangehörige, Staatsbürger, Staatsbürgerin, Bürger, Bürgerin
Русскийгражданин graždanin

noun born in a given country

Françaisnational, nationale
Italianonazionale

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@misc{national_2026,
  title = {national},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/national},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}