Definition of 'national'

Noun

1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
      Synonyms: subject

Adjective

1. of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
2. limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
      Antonyms: international
3. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
      Antonyms: local
4. owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
5. inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
      Synonyms: home interior internal
6. characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
7. of or relating to nationality; "national origin"

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