NATIONAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person who owes allegiance to that nation
   Synonym(s)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a monarch has a duty to his subjects
   Hypernyms(s) national is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • citizen (what does citizen mean?)
   • compatriot (what does compatriot mean?)
   • patriot (what does patriot mean?)
   • nationalist (what does nationalist mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • subjugate (what does subjugate mean?)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)

NATIONAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • inside the country
   Synonym(s)
   • home(a) (what does home(a) mean?)
   • interior(a) (what does interior(a) mean?)
   • internal (what does internal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
   • the nation’’s internal politics
   Similar To
   • domestic (what does domestic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
   Usage Example(s)
   • the national government
   • national elections
   • of national concern
   • the national highway system
   • national forests
   Antonym(s)
   • local (what does local mean?)
   Similar To
   • federal (what does federal mean?)
   • general (what does general mean?)
3. Meaning
   • limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
   Usage Example(s)
   • national interests
   • isolationism is a strictly national policy
   Antonym(s)
   • international (what does international mean?)
   Similar To
   • nationalist (what does nationalist mean?)
   • nationalistic (what does nationalistic mean?)
   See Also
   • domestic (what does domestic mean?)
4. Meaning
   • owned or maintained for the public by the national government
   Usage Example(s)
   • national parks
   Similar To
   • public (what does public mean?)
5. Meaning
   • of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
   Usage Example(s)
   • national hero
   • national anthem
   • a national landmark
   Pertainym(s)
   • state (what does state mean?)
   • nation (what does nation mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • commonwealth (what does commonwealth mean?)
   • res publica (what does res publica mean?)
   • body politic (what does body politic mean?)
6. Meaning
   • of or relating to nationality
   Usage Example(s)
   • national origin
   Pertainym(s)
   • nationality (what does nationality mean?)
7. Meaning
   • characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
   Usage Example(s)
   • a national trait
   Pertainym(s)
   • nation (what does nation mean?)
   • land (what does land mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)
   • a people (what does a people mean?)