adj.

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a nation as an organized whole: a national anthem.
2. Of or relating to nationality: their national origin.
3. Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation: a national trait.
4. Of or maintained by the government of a nation: a national landmark.
5. Being in the interest of one's own nation: Isolationism is a strictly national policy.
6. Devoted to one's own nation or its interests; patriotic.

n.

1. A citizen of a particular nation. See synonyms at citizen.
2. A contest or tournament involving participants from all parts of a nation. Often used in the plural.

nationally na'tion·al·ly adv.

adjective

1. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: civic, civil, public. See specific/general.
2. Of, from, or within a country's own territory: domestic, home, internal, native. See native/foreign.

noun

A person owing loyalty to and entitled to the protection of a given state: citizen, subject. See group, politics.

adj

Definition: government
Antonyms: international, local

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IN BRIEF: n. - A person who owes allegiance to that country; adj. - Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire country.

National injustice is a sure road to national downfall. — William Ewart Gladstone, Source: Speech, Plumstead 1878

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - national, lands-, folke-, stats-, patriotisk, landsomfattende, landsdækkende
n. - statsborger

idioms:

• national anthem    nationalsang
• national debt    statsgæld
• national income    nationalindkomst
• national park    nationalpark
• national service    almindelig værnepligt
• National Socialism    nationalsocialisme

Nederlands (Dutch)
nationaal, staats-, staatsburger, landgenoot

Français (French)
adj. - national, étatique
n. - (Admin) ressortissant, (GB, Journ) les grands quotidiens

idioms:

• national anthem    hymne national
• national debt    dette publique
• national income    revenu national
• national park    parc national
• national service    service national
• National Socialism    national-socialisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Staatsbürger, Landsmann
adj. - Staats-, Landes-, Volks-, national, landesweit

idioms:

• national anthem    Nationalhymne
• national debt    Staatsverschuldung
• national income    Volkseinkommen
• national park    Nationalpark (Naturschutzgebiet)
• national service    Wehrdienst
• National Socialism    Nationalsozialismus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολίτης, υπήκοος
adj. - εθνικός

idioms:

• national anthem    εθνικός ύμνος
• national debt    (οικον.) δημόσιο χρέος
• national income    εθνικό εισόδημα
• national park    εθνικός δρυμός
• national service    (ιστ.) (Βρετ.) (υποχρεωτική) στρατιωτική θητεία
• National Socialism    εθνικοσοσιαλισμός, ναζισμός

Italiano (Italian)
cittadino, nazionale

idioms:

• national anthem    inno nazionale
• national debt    debito nazionale
• national income    reddito nazionale
• national park    parco nazionale
• national service    servizio militare
• National Socialism    nazionalsocialismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nativo (m)
adj. - nacional

idioms:

• national anthem    hino nacional
• national debt    dívida nacional
• national income    renda nacional
• national park    parque nacional
• national service    serviço militar
• National Socialism    Nacional Socialismo

Русский (Russian)
гражданин, национальный турнир, национальный

idioms:

• national anthem    национальный гимн
• national debt    национальный долг
• national income    валовой доход
• national park    заповедник
• national service    воинская повинность
• National Socialism    национал-социализм

Español (Spanish)
adj. - natural, nacional, doméstico, interno
n. - ciudadano, natural, nacional

idioms:

• national anthem    himno nacional
• national debt    deuda pública
• national income    renta nacional, ingreso nacional
• national park    parque nacional
• national service    servicio nacional, servicio militar
• National Socialism    nacionalsocialismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medborgare, landsman, undersåte
adj. - national-, riks-, nationell, statlig, folk-, landsomfattande, inhemsk, federal, stats-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
国家的, 全国性的, 国立的, 国民, 公民, 全国总部, 全国性比赛

idioms:

• national anthem    国歌
• national debt    国债, 公债
• national income    国民收入
• national park    国家公园
• national service    兵役
• National Socialism    国家社会主义, 纳粹主义

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 國家的, 全國性的, 國立的
n. - 國民, 公民, 全國總部, 全國性比賽

idioms:

• national anthem    國歌
• national debt    國債, 公債
• national income    國民所得
• national park    國家公園
• national service    兵役
• National Socialism    國家社會主義, 納粹主義

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 국유의, 국민의, 한 나라를 상징하는
n. - 전국대회, 같은 국민

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 国民の, 国家の, 国立の, 全国的な
n. - 国民, 同胞

idioms:

• national anthem    国歌
• national debt    国債
• national income    国民総所得
• national park    国立公園
• national service    国民兵役
• National Socialism    国家社会主義

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مواطن ( وبخاصه مقيم في دوله اجنبيه) (صفه) قومي, وطني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לאומי, ארצי, כללי‬
n. - ‮נתין, אזרח, בן אותה ארץ‬

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