adjective, noun
adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation:
national and local newspapers * national and international news * national and regional politics * a national debate / campaign / election * These buildings are part of our national heritage. * They are afraid of losing their national identity.
2 owned, controlled or financially supported by the government:
a national airline / museum / theatre
noun (technical) a citizen of a particular country:
Polish nationals living in Germany -< CITIZEN
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for national is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does national appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — national appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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