national Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a person who owes allegiance to that nation
   subject.
   
   • a monarch has a duty to his subjects
2. adjective of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
   
   • national hero
   • national anthem
   • a national landmark
3. adjective limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
   
   • national interests
   • isolationism is a strictly national policy
4. 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
5. adjective satellite owned or maintained for the public by the national government
   
   • national parks
6. adjective satellite inside the country
   interior; home; internal.
   
   • the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
   • the nation's internal politics
7. adjective characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
   
   • a national trait
8. adjective of or relating to nationality
   
   • national origin

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