“national”

Definitions

• adjective

  of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

  Synonyms: allover, catholic, chauvinistic, citizen, civic, civil, clannish, common, communal, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, ecumenic

  • Example:“national hero”
  • Example:“national anthem”

• adjective

  limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

  Antonyms: international

  • Example:“national interests”
  • Example:“Isolationism is a strictly national policy.”

• adjective

  concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

  Antonyms: local

  • Example:“the national government”
  • Example:“national elections”

• adjective

  owned or maintained for the public by the national government

  • Example:“national parks”

• adjective

  inside the country

  Synonyms: home, interior, internal

  • Example:“The British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior.”
  • Example:“the nation's internal politics”

• adjective

  characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation

  • Example:“a national trait”