national
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaʃn(ə)l/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnaʃən(ə)l/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈnæʃ(a)nal/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈneːʃ(a)nal/
- Rhymes: -æʃənəl
Adjective
editnational (comparative more national, superlative most national)
- 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.
- 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
- (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.’
Usage notes
editSee nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.
Derived terms
edit- antinational
- anti-national
- consensus national champion
- foreign national
- Grand National
- gross national happiness
- gross national income
- gross national product
- homonational
- international
- mononational
- multinational
- national academy
- national accounting
- National Achievement Test
- national airline
- national amnesia
- national-anarchism
- national-anarchist
- national anthem
- national archive
- national assembly
- National Assembly
- national assistance
- national average
- national bank
- national bourgeoisie
- national bread
- national call
- national character
- national church
- national code
- national conservatism
- national conservative
- national convention
- National Convention
- national costume
- National Country Party
- national court
- National Covenant
- National Curriculum
- national day
- national debt
- national dress
- national emblem
- national emergency
- national epic
- national flour
- National Front
- national grid
- National Guard
- national health
- National Health Service
- National Heroes Day
- national holiday
- National Hunt
- national income
- national insurance
- national interest
- nationalise, nationalize
- nationalism
- nationality
- nationalizer
- National League
- National Liberation Front
- national loaf
- nationally
- National Mark
- national minority
- national monument
- national mourning
- nationalness
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- national park, National Park
- National Party
- national product
- National Republican
- National Republicans
- national revival
- national road
- national school
- national school bus chrome
- national security
- national service
- national serviceman
- National Sleepy Head Day
- National Socialism
- national socialist
- national sports team
- national superannuation
- National Tests
- national treasure
- National Trust
- national unity government
- non-national
- Old National Pronunciation
- sub-national
- supranational
- transnational
- uninational
Translations
editpertaining to a nation or country
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Noun
editnational (plural nationals)
- A subject of a nation.
- The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
- (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.
- (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
Translations
editsubject
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tournament
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Further reading
edit- “national”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “national”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin nationalis.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): [naɕoˈnæˀl], occasionally (to stress the opposition to international) IPA(key): [ˈnaɕoˌnæˀl]
Adjective
editnational
- national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations
- Antonym: international
- national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it
- Antonym: regional
- patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation
Inflection
edit| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite 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.
Derived terms
editReferences
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom nation + -al; cf. New Latin nationalis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editnational (feminine nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “national”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
editEtymology
editDerived from Nation (“nation”) under the influence of French national.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/, [ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl], /ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/, [ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
editnational (strong nominative masculine singular nationaler, comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- (moderately) nationalist
- das nationale Lager ― the nationalist camp
- Sozialismus nationaler Prägung ― socialism with a nationalist imprint
Usage notes
edit- 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
editPositive forms of national
Comparative forms of national
Superlative forms of national
Derived terms
editFurther reading
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