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national

adjective noun

Inside the country

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Inside the country

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

adjective

  1. Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

    “The national government”

adjective

  1. Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

    “National interests”

adjective

  1. Owned or maintained for the public by the national government

    “National parks”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

    “National hero”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to nationality

    “National origin”

adjective

  1. Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation

    “A national trait”

noun

  1. A person who owes allegiance to that nation

    “A monarch has a duty to his subjects”

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Example Sentences

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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