national
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Synonyms: rational, notional, anational, nacional, nation, optional, matinal, atonal, patronal, arational, unctional
Antonyms: rational, notional, anational, nacional, nation, optional, matinal, atonal, patronal, arational, unctional
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Adjective
- Pertaining to a [[nation]] or [[country]], especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the [[state]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
- Belonging to or characteristic of a specific [[nation]] or country, as opposed to others. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
- {{lb|en|now|rare}} [[nationalistic|Nationalistic]]; [[patriotic]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
Noun
- A [[subject]] of a [[nation]].
- {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} A [[tournament]] in which participants from all over the nation compete.
- {{lb|en|usually|in the plural|journalism}} A national [[newspaper]].
- {{q|law}} Somebody born under the authority of a given country.
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