national
adjective
[ ˈnaʃ(ə)n(ə)l ]
• relating to or characteristic of a nation; common to a whole nation.
• "this policy may have been in the national interest"
Similar:
state,
public,
federal,
governmental,
civic,
civil,
domestic,
internal,
home,
popular,
ethnic,
racial,
cultural,
tribal,
indigenous,
native,
ethnological,
nationwide,
countrywide,
coast-to-coast,
general,
widespread,
overall,
comprehensive,
national
noun
• a citizen of a particular country.
• "a German national"
• a national newspaper as opposed to a local one.
• "the inability of the local press to compete with the nationals for news"
• a nationwide competition or tournament.
• "she finished 16th at the nationals that year"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from Latin natio(n- ) ‘birth, race of people’ (see nation).
