national

[nash-uh-nl, nash-nuhl] / ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl /

ADJECTIVE

concerning a country with a

Synonyms

STRONGEST

civil communal domestic ethnic governmental internal interstate nationwide public social

STRONG

federal general home imperial native royal sovereign state sweeping vernacular

WEAK

countrywide government civic inland politic political societal widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

private

WEAK

local

Example Sentences

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Last season, she earned national coach of the year and led the Bruins to the program’s first Final Four.

From Los Angeles Times

The new DNA profile that saw Sullivan released was not a match for anything stored on the national DNA database.

From BBC

Babler said Austria could use an EU system if it was ready, but that it would pursue a national plan if not.

From BBC

La Paz, the UFW headquarters in Kern County where Chávez moved the union operations in the 1970s, is a national monument.

From Los Angeles Times

It added they may have then been shown "detailed information such as account details, national insurance numbers and payment references".

From BBC