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National - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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National : adj
1: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;
"national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national
landmark"
2: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;
"national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national
policy" [ant: international]
3: concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire
nation or country; "the national government"; "national
elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway
system"; "national forests" [ant: local]
4: owned or maintained for the public by the national
government; "national parks"
5: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader
responsibilities than the United States Department of the
Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a),
interior(a), internal]
6: characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a
national trait"
7: of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
(noun)
1: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has
a duty to his subjects" [syn: subject]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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National : \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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National : or PUBLIC DOMAIN. All the property which belongs to the state is
comprehended under the name of national or public domain.
2. Care must be taken not to confound the public or national domain,
with the national finances, or the public revenue, as taxes, imposts,
contributions, duties, and the like, which are not considered as property,
and are essentially attached to the sovereignty. Vide Domain; Eminent
Domain.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of National |
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uswntfan: @alondra_h ask lil who on the National team is most difficult to go 1v1 against |
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NiagaraCnsvtion: RT @ecoworld: Plastic Bags Recycled into Batteries at Argonne National Laboratory - http://kl.am/5NNR |
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rdotsidney: craig levein as scotland's National football coach. interesting appointment |
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