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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation;
- Example: "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
[syn: national, subject]


ADJECTIVE (7)

1. of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;
- Example: "national hero"
- Example: "national anthem"
- Example: "a national landmark"

2. limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;
- Example: "national interests"
- Example: "isolationism is a strictly national policy"

3. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country;
- Example: "the national government"
- Example: "national elections"
- Example: "of national concern"
- Example: "the national highway system"
- Example: "national forests"

4. owned or maintained for the public by the national government;
- Example: "national parks"

5. inside the country;
- Example: "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"
- Example: "the nation's internal politics"
[syn: home(a), interior(a), internal, national]

6. characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation;
- Example: "a national trait"

7. of or relating to nationality;
- Example: "national origin"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

national
    adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;
           "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
    2: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;
       "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national
       policy" [ant: international]
    3: 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]
    4: owned or maintained for the public by the national
       government; "national parks"
    5: 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]
    6: characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a
       national trait"
    7: of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
    n 1: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has
         a duty to his subjects" [syn: national, subject]