national

See also: National and național

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#NATIONAL national, corresponding to nation + -alCategory:English terms suffixed with -al#NATIONAL.

Pronunciation

Adjective

national (comparative more national, superlative most national)Category:English lemmas#NATIONALCategory:English adjectives#NATIONALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NATIONALCategory:Pages with entries#NATIONALCategory:Pages with 4 entries#NATIONAL

  1. Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
    a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaperCategory:English terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
    Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.Category:English terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
  2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.]
    this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the FrenchCategory:English terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
  3. (now rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#NATIONAL) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.]

Usage notes

See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

national (plural nationals)Category:English lemmas#NATIONALCategory:English nouns#NATIONALCategory:English countable nouns#NATIONALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NATIONALCategory:Pages with entries#NATIONALCategory:Pages with 4 entries#NATIONAL

  1. A subject of a nation.
    The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.Category:English terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
  2. (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.Category:English terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
  3. (usually in the plural, journalismCategory:en:Mass media#NATIONAL) A national newspaper.
  4. (law) Somebody born under the authority of a given State.
    Antonyms: alien, foreigner
    Coordinate terms: nationality, citizen

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Further reading

Anagrams

Category:English 2-syllable words#NATIONALCategory:English relational adjectives#NATIONAL

Danish

Etymology

From New LatinCategory:Danish terms borrowed from New Latin#NATIONALCategory:Danish terms derived from New Latin#NATIONAL nationalis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nationalCategory:Danish lemmas#NATIONALCategory:Danish adjectives#NATIONALCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#NATIONALCategory:Pages with entries#NATIONALCategory:Pages with 4 entries#NATIONAL

  1. national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations
    Antonym: international
  2. national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it
    Antonym: regional
  3. patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation

Inflection

Inflection of national
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular national 2
indefinite 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

Etymology

From nation + -alCategory:French terms suffixed with -al#NATIONAL; cf. New Latin nationalis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

national (feminine nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)Category:French lemmas#NATIONALCategory:French adjectives#NATIONALCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#NATIONALCategory:Pages with entries#NATIONALCategory:Pages with 4 entries#NATIONAL

  1. national

Derived terms

Descendants

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German

Etymology

    Category:German terms derived from Proto-Italic#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from Latin#NATIONALCategory:German terms borrowed from New Latin#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from New Latin#NATIONALCategory:Pages with etymology trees#NATIONALCategory:German entries with etymology trees#NATIONALCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#NATIONAL

    Borrowed from New LatinCategory:German terms borrowed from New Latin#NATIONALCategory:German terms derived from New Latin#NATIONAL nātionālis and influence of FrenchCategory:German terms derived from French#NATIONAL national.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    national (strong nominative masculine singular nationaler, comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)Category:German lemmas#NATIONALCategory:German adjectives#NATIONALCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NATIONALCategory:Pages with entries#NATIONALCategory:Pages with 4 entries#NATIONAL

    1. national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
      eine nationale Traditiona national traditionCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache)the national languageCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      nationale Eigenartennational characteristicsCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
    2. national (of importance for the nation as a whole)
      nationale Belangenational interestsCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      eine nationale Katastrophea national catastropheCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      der nationale Dialogthe national dialogueCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
    3. nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
      nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente)national parliamentsCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      auf nationaler Ebeneon the national levelCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      die nationale Gesetzgebungnational legislationCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
    4. (moderately) nationalist
      das nationale Lagerthe nationalist campCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL
      Sozialismus nationaler Prägungsocialism with a nationalist imprintCategory:German terms with usage examples#NATIONAL

    Usage notes

    • The comparative forms are infrequent.
    • German national in the sense of “nationwide” occurs chiefly in a political context, as shown in the examples above. Its use in other contexts is often modeled on English usage: ein nationaler Gesangswettbewerb (a national singing competition). The more idiomatic German word is landesweit or, in the cases of Germany and Austria specifically, bundesweit: ein landesweiter/bundesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • national”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (in German)
    • national” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • national” in Duden online
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