national

¹na·tion·al

adj \ˈnash-nəl, ˈna-shə-n^əl\

Definition of NATIONAL

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

Examples of NATIONAL

1. She won the national championship last year.
2. His test scores were higher than the national average.
3. Doing well in the Olympics is a matter of national pride.
4. Baseball is called America's national pastime.
5. The game was shown on national television.
6. Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
7. the National Museum of Art

First Known Use of NATIONAL

1580

Related to NATIONAL

Synonyms: civil, public

Antonyms: nonnational

Related Words: civic, federal, municipal; government, governmental; domestic, internal, intestine; democratic, republican; nationwide

Near Antonyms: global, international; alien, external, foreign

[+]more[-]hide

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with NATIONAL

passional, rational