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Definitions for: National
[n] a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
[adj] inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"
[adj] 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"
[adj] limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
[adj] owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
[adj] of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
[adj] of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
[adj] characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. Attached to one's own country or nation.
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.]
Synonyms: domestic, federal, general, home(a), interior(a), internal, nationalist, nationalistic, public, subject
Antonyms: international, local
See Also: a people, citizen, compatriot, country, human, individual, land, mortal, nation, nationalist, patriot, person, somebody, someone, soul
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