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Webster 1913 Edition
National
Na′tion-al
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[Cf. F.
national
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general;
as, a
national
government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.2.
Attached to one’s own country or nation.
National anthem
, a popular song or hymn which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, “God save the King” is called the national anthem of England.
– National bank
, the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.
– National flag
. See under
– Flag
. National guard
, a body of militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European countries and in the United States.
– National salute
, a salute consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union.
[U.S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
National
NATIONAL
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to a nation; as national customs, dress or language. 2.
Public; general; common to a nation; as a national calamity.3.
Attached or unduly attached to ones own country. The writer manifested much national prejudice. He was too national to be impartial.Definition 2024
national
national
See also: național
English
Adjective
national (comparative more national, superlative most national)
- Of or having to do with a nation.
- (by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).
- Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
Usage notes
See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.
Derived terms
Translations
of or having to do with a nation
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Noun
national (plural nationals)
- A subject of a nation.
- The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
- (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
- After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
Translations
A citizen of a nation
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A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete
Danish
Adjective
national
Inflection
| Inflection of national | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | national | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | nationalt | — | —2 |
| Plural | nationale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | nationale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
References
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
national m (feminine singular nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Derived from Nation (“nation”) under the influence of French national.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/, [ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl], /ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/, [ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl]
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
national (comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)
- national (being part of the national identity)
- eine nationale Tradition — a national tradition
- die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache) — the national language
- nationale Eigenarten — national characteristics
- national (of importance for, or to the benefit of the nation as a whole)
- nationale Belange — national interests
- eine nationale Katastrophe — a national catastrophe
- der nationale Dialog — the national dialogue
- nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
- nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente) — national parliaments
- auf nationaler Ebene — on the national level
- die nationale Gesetzgebung — national legislation
- (moderately) nationalist
- das nationale Lager — the nationalist camp
- Sozialismus nationaler Prägung — socialism with a nationalist imprint
Usage notes
- The comparative forms are infrequent.
- German national in the sense of “nationwide” occurs chiefly in a political context, as in the examples above. Its use in other contexts is most often modelled on English usage: ein nationaler Gesangswettbewerb — a national singing competition. The more idiomatic German word is landesweit: ein landesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.
Declension
Positive forms of national
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist national | sie ist national | es ist national | sie sind national | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | nationaler | nationale | nationales | nationale |
| genitive | nationalen | nationaler | nationalen | nationaler | |
| dative | nationalem | nationaler | nationalem | nationalen | |
| accusative | nationalen | nationale | nationales | nationale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der nationale | die nationale | das nationale | die nationalen |
| genitive | des nationalen | der nationalen | des nationalen | der nationalen | |
| dative | dem nationalen | der nationalen | dem nationalen | den nationalen | |
| accusative | den nationalen | die nationale | das nationale | die nationalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein nationaler | eine nationale | ein nationales | (keine) nationalen |
| genitive | eines nationalen | einer nationalen | eines nationalen | (keiner) nationalen | |
| dative | einem nationalen | einer nationalen | einem nationalen | (keinen) nationalen | |
| accusative | einen nationalen | eine nationale | ein nationales | (keine) nationalen | |
Comparative forms of national
Superlative forms of national
Derived terms
- Nationalismus
- Nationalität
- Nationalfeiertag
- Nationalmannschaft
- Nationalmeisterschaft
- Nationalsozialismus
- Nationalspieler