national

²national

noun

Definition of NATIONAL

1

: one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject

2

: a competition that is national in scope —usually used in plural

Examples of NATIONAL

1. She's a Mexican national now working in the United States.
2. The U.S. Nationals will be held in New York City this year.

First Known Use of NATIONAL

1887

Related to NATIONAL

Synonyms: freeman, citizen, subject

Antonyms: alien, noncitizen

Related Words: compatriot, countryman; inhabitant, native, nonimmigrant, resident

Near Antonyms: foreigner, stranger; immigrant, nonnative

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See Synonym Discussion at citizen

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