national

[ nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l ]
/ ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl /

adjective

noun

Origin of national

First recorded in 1590–1600; nation + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM national

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH national

federal national

Example sentences from the Web for national

British Dictionary definitions for national (1 of 2)

national
/ (ˈnæʃənəl) /

adjective

of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation the national dress of Poland
rare nationalistic or patriotic

noun

a citizen or subject
a national newspaper

Derived forms of national

nationally, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for national (2 of 2)

National
/ (ˈnæʃənəl) /

noun

the National short for the Grand National