national

Speech parts

1. national - Noun

2. national - Adjective

3. national - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

Attached to one's own country or nation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

home subject internal domestic interior citizen nationwide countrywide italian european dominican portuguese republic brazilian senegal

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Antonyms

local international colt emmet babe explorer

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Hypernyms

individual person soul mortal somebody someone

Hyponyms

patriot citizen nationalist compatriot

Phrases with the word

National Unity National Lottery national institution National team national obsession national colors

Anagrams

nataloin Latonian notalian

Examples

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt. Herbert Hoover

I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest. Winston Churchill

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. Alexander Hamilton

He who does not love their national language is worse than a putrid fish. Filipino Proverb

There are no national frontiers to learning. Japanese Proverb

National customs are national honours. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

nation-builder nation-building nation-wide national academy National Academy of Sciences national act