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national

See also: National and național

English

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Etymology

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From Middle French national, corresponding to nation +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˈnaʃn(ə)l/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnæʃən(ə)l/, /ˈnæʃn(ə)l/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æʃənəl

Adjective

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national (comparative more national, superlative most national)

  1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
    a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaper
    Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
  2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.]
    this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the French
  3. (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.]
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 599:
      ‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are really national. Why, now, the Adams are as liberal-minded men as any in the world: but, I don't know how it is, all their workmen are Scotch.’

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See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

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Noun

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national (plural nationals)

  1. A subject of a nation.
    The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
  2. (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
    After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
  3. (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper.
    • 1978, “Blondes (Have More Fun)”, performed by Rod Stewart:
      I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in the nationals / All the juicy little scandals

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Danish

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Etymology

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From New Latin nationalis.

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national

  1. national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations
    Antonym: international
  2. national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it
    Antonym: regional
  3. patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation

Inflection

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Inflection of national
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular national — —2
Indefinite neuter singular nationalt — —2
Plural nationale — —2
Definite attributive1 nationale — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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French

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Etymology

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From nation +‎ -al; cf. New Latin nationalis.

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national (feminine nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)

  1. national

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German

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Etymology

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Derived from Nation (“nation”) under the influence of French national.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/, [ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl], /ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/, [ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

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national (strong nominative masculine singular nationaler, comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)

  1. national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
    eine nationale Tradition ― a national tradition
    die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache) ― the national language
    nationale Eigenarten ― national characteristics
  2. national (of importance for the nation as a whole)
    nationale Belange ― national interests
    eine nationale Katastrophe ― a national catastrophe
    der nationale Dialog ― the national dialogue
  3. nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
    nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente) ― national parliaments
    auf nationaler Ebene ― on the national level
    die nationale Gesetzgebung ― national legislation
  4. (moderately) nationalist
    das nationale Lager ― the nationalist camp
    Sozialismus nationaler Prägung ― socialism with a nationalist imprint

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  • The comparative forms are infrequent.
  • German national in the sense of “nationwide” occurs chiefly in a political context, as shown in the examples above. Its use in other contexts is often modeled on English usage: ein nationaler Gesangswettbewerb (“a national singing competition”). The more idiomatic German word is landesweit or, in the cases of Germany and Austria specifically, bundesweit: ein landesweiter/bundesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.

Declension

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Positive forms of national
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist national sie ist national es ist national sie sind national
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative nationaler nationale nationales nationale
genitive nationalen nationaler nationalen nationaler
dative nationalem nationaler nationalem nationalen
accusative nationalen nationale nationales nationale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der nationale die nationale das nationale die nationalen
genitive des nationalen der nationalen des nationalen der nationalen
dative dem nationalen der nationalen dem nationalen den nationalen
accusative den nationalen die nationale das nationale die nationalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein nationaler eine nationale ein nationales (keine) nationalen
genitive eines nationalen einer nationalen eines nationalen (keiner) nationalen
dative einem nationalen einer nationalen einem nationalen (keinen) nationalen
accusative einen nationalen eine nationale ein nationales (keine) nationalen
Comparative forms of national
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist nationaler sie ist nationaler es ist nationaler sie sind nationaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative nationalerer nationalere nationaleres nationalere
genitive nationaleren nationalerer nationaleren nationalerer
dative nationalerem nationalerer nationalerem nationaleren
accusative nationaleren nationalere nationaleres nationalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der nationalere die nationalere das nationalere die nationaleren
genitive des nationaleren der nationaleren des nationaleren der nationaleren
dative dem nationaleren der nationaleren dem nationaleren den nationaleren
accusative den nationaleren die nationalere das nationalere die nationaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein nationalerer eine nationalere ein nationaleres (keine) nationaleren
genitive eines nationaleren einer nationaleren eines nationaleren (keiner) nationaleren
dative einem nationaleren einer nationaleren einem nationaleren (keinen) nationaleren
accusative einen nationaleren eine nationalere ein nationaleres (keine) nationaleren
Superlative forms of national
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am nationalsten sie ist am nationalsten es ist am nationalsten sie sind am nationalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative nationalster nationalste nationalstes nationalste
genitive nationalsten nationalster nationalsten nationalster
dative nationalstem nationalster nationalstem nationalsten
accusative nationalsten nationalste nationalstes nationalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der nationalste die nationalste das nationalste die nationalsten
genitive des nationalsten der nationalsten des nationalsten der nationalsten
dative dem nationalsten der nationalsten dem nationalsten den nationalsten
accusative den nationalsten die nationalste das nationalste die nationalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein nationalster eine nationalste ein nationalstes (keine) nationalsten
genitive eines nationalsten einer nationalsten eines nationalsten (keiner) nationalsten
dative einem nationalsten einer nationalsten einem nationalsten (keinen) nationalsten
accusative einen nationalsten eine nationalste ein nationalstes (keine) nationalsten

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Further reading

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  • “national” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “national” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “national” in Duden online
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