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See also:Nationalandnațional

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchnational, corresponding tonation +‎-al.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK)IPA(key): /ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/,[ˈnaʃ.ə.nɫ̩];/ˈnaʃ.n̩əl/,[ˈnaʃ.n̩ɫ̩]
  • (US)IPA(key): /ˈnæʃ.ə.nəl/,[ˈnæʃ.ə.nɫ̩];/ˈnæʃ.n̩əl/,[ˈnæʃ.n̩ɫ̩]
  • (Indic)IPA(key): /ˈnæʃᵊ.nəl/,/ˈneʃᵊ.nəl/
  • Rhymes:-æʃənəl

Adjective

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national (comparativemorenational,superlativemostnational)

  1. Pertaining to anation orcountry, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.[from 16th c.]
    anational assembly · on the front page of everynational newspaper
    Import tariffs were raised for thenational interest.
  2. Belonging to or characteristic of a specificnation or country, as opposed to others.[from 17th c.]
    this is theirnational dish · ournational tendency to laugh at the French
  3. (now rare)Nationalistic;patriotic.[from 17th c.]
    • 1791,James Boswell,Life of Johnson, Oxford, published2008, page599:
      ‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are reallynational. Why, now, the Adams are as liberal-minded men as any in the world: but, I don't know how it is, all their workmen are Scotch.’

Usage notes

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Seenation for notes regarding the usage ofnational to refer to the UK and its member states.

Derived terms

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Translations

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pertaining to a nation or country

Noun

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national (pluralnationals)

  1. Asubject of anation.
    The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreignnationals except on official duty.
  2. (usually in theplural) Atournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
    After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to thenationals.
  3. (usually in theplural, journalism) A nationalnewspaper.
    • 1978, “Blondes (Have More Fun)”, performed byRod Stewart:
      I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in thenationals / All the juicy little scandals
  4. (law) Somebody born under the authority of a given State.
    Antonyms:alien,foreigner
    Coordinate terms:nationality,citizen

Translations

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subject
tournament
born in a given State

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromNew Latinnationalis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Inflection ofnational
positivecomparativesuperlative
indefinite common singularnational——2
indefinite neuter singularnationalt——2
pluralnationale——2
definite attributive1nationale——

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

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References

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French

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Etymology

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Fromnation +‎-al; cf. New Latinnationalis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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national (femininenationale,masculine pluralnationaux,feminine pluralnationales)

  1. national

Derived terms

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Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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Derived fromNation(“nation”) under the influence ofFrenchnational.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/,[ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl],/ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/,[ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes:-aːl

Adjective

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national (strong nominative masculine singularnationaler,comparativenationaler,superlativeamnationalsten)

  1. national(being part of a nation's identity or character)
    einenationale Tradition ―anational tradition
    dienationale Sprache (≈dieNationalsprache) ―thenational language
    nationale Eigenarten ―national characteristics
  2. national(of importance for the nation as a whole)
    nationale Belange ―national interests
    einenationale Katastrophe ―anational catastrophe
    dernationale Dialog ―thenational dialogue
  3. nationwide,national(covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
    nationale Parlamente (≈Nationalparlamente) ―national parliaments
    aufnationaler Ebene ―on thenational level
    dienationale Gesetzgebung ―national legislation
  4. (moderately)nationalist
    dasnationale Lager ―thenationalist camp
    Sozialismusnationaler Prägung ―socialism with anationalist imprint

Usage notes

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  • The comparative forms are infrequent.
  • Germannational 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 islandesweit or, in the cases of Germany and Austria specifically,bundesweit:ein landesweiter/bundesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.

Declension

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Positive forms ofnational
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristnationalsieistnationalesistnationalsiesindnational
strong declension
(without article)		nominativenationalernationalenationalesnationale
genitivenationalennationalernationalennationaler
dativenationalemnationalernationalemnationalen
accusativenationalennationalenationalesnationale
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedernationaledienationaledasnationaledienationalen
genitivedesnationalendernationalendesnationalendernationalen
dativedemnationalendernationalendemnationalendennationalen
accusativedennationalendienationaledasnationaledienationalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinnationalereinenationaleeinnationales(keine)nationalen
genitiveeinesnationaleneinernationaleneinesnationalen(keiner)nationalen
dativeeinemnationaleneinernationaleneinemnationalen(keinen)nationalen
accusativeeinennationaleneinenationaleeinnationales(keine)nationalen
Comparative forms ofnational
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristnationalersieistnationaleresistnationalersiesindnationaler
strong declension
(without article)		nominativenationalerernationalerenationaleresnationalere
genitivenationalerennationalerernationalerennationalerer
dativenationaleremnationalerernationaleremnationaleren
accusativenationalerennationalerenationaleresnationalere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedernationaleredienationaleredasnationaleredienationaleren
genitivedesnationalerendernationalerendesnationalerendernationaleren
dativedemnationalerendernationalerendemnationalerendennationaleren
accusativedennationalerendienationaleredasnationaleredienationaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinnationalerereinenationalereeinnationaleres(keine)nationaleren
genitiveeinesnationalereneinernationalereneinesnationaleren(keiner)nationaleren
dativeeinemnationalereneinernationalereneinemnationaleren(keinen)nationaleren
accusativeeinennationalereneinenationalereeinnationaleres(keine)nationaleren
Superlative forms ofnational
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
predicativeeristamnationalstensieistamnationalstenesistamnationalstensiesindamnationalsten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativenationalsternationalstenationalstesnationalste
genitivenationalstennationalsternationalstennationalster
dativenationalstemnationalsternationalstemnationalsten
accusativenationalstennationalstenationalstesnationalste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativedernationalstedienationalstedasnationalstedienationalsten
genitivedesnationalstendernationalstendesnationalstendernationalsten
dativedemnationalstendernationalstendemnationalstendennationalsten
accusativedennationalstendienationalstedasnationalstedienationalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeeinnationalstereinenationalsteeinnationalstes(keine)nationalsten
genitiveeinesnationalsteneinernationalsteneinesnationalsten(keiner)nationalsten
dativeeinemnationalsteneinernationalsteneinemnationalsten(keinen)nationalsten
accusativeeinennationalsteneinenationalsteeinnationalstes(keine)nationalsten

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “national” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “national” in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “national” inDuden online
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