'National' definitions:

Definition of 'national'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
adjective
Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy" [ant: international]
adjective
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" [ant: local]
adjective
Owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
adjective
Inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a), interior(a), internal, national]
adjective
Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
adjective
Of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
noun
A person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" [syn: national, subject]

Definition of 'National'

From: GCIDE
  • National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Attached to one's own country or nation. [1913 Webster]
  • National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the King" is called the national anthem of England.
  • National bank, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.
  • National flag. See under Flag.
  • National guard, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States.
  • National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'national'

From: GCIDE
  • national \na"tion*al\ (?; 277), n.
  • 1. A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals are advised to contact their embassy when abroad. [PJC]
  • 2. A country-wide sports competition; for a series of competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to advance to the nationals. [PJC]

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