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Meaning of national

1. (n) a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

2. (adj.sat.) inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation''s internal politics"

3. (adj) 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"

4. (adj) limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"

5. (adj.sat.) owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"

6. (adj) of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"

7. (adj) of or relating to nationality; "national origin"

8. (adj) characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"

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