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Main Entry:: ¹na·tion·al
Pronunciation:: \ˈnash-nəl, ˈna-shə-n^əl\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1580

1 : of or relating to a nation 2 : nationalist 3 : comprising or characteristic of a nationality 4 : belonging to or maintained by the federal government 5 : of, relating to, or being a coalition government formed by most or all major political parties usually in a crisis

— na·tion·al·ly adverb

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