national

national
I. adjective Date: 1580 1. of or relating to a nation 2. nationalist 3. comprising or characteristic of a nationality 4. belonging to or maintained by the federal government 5. of, relating to, or being a coalition government formed by most or all major political parties usually in a crisis • nationally adverb II. noun Date: 1887 1. one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject 2. a competition that is national in scope — usually used in plural Synonyms: see citizen

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  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • national- — ❖ ♦ Premier élément de composés formés avec un mot (nom ou adj.) en isme ou en iste. ⇒ National socialiste. ♦ Formations libres : national réalisme (1971), national poujadisme (1973), national chauvinisme (1973), national populisme (1973) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • national — national, ale (na sio nal, na l ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) adj. 1°   Qui concerne la nation, qui est de la nation. L honneur national. Fête nationale. Les intérêts nationaux. Laine fine nationale peignée, Tabl. ann. aux lett. pat. du 1er mars …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • national — a 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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