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national
Inside the country
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adjective
Inside the country
“The British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior”
adjective
Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
“The national government”
adjective
Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
“National interests”
adjective
Owned or maintained for the public by the national government
“National parks”
adjective
Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
“National hero”
adjective
Of or relating to nationality
“National origin”
adjective
Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
“A national trait”
noun
A person who owes allegiance to that nation
“A monarch has a duty to his subjects”
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The British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
The nation's internal politics
The national government
National elections
Of national concern
The national highway system
National forests
National interests
Isolationism is a strictly national policy
National parks
National hero
National anthem
A national landmark
National origin
A national trait
A monarch has a duty to his subjects
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