# national
## English
### Etymology

From Middle French national, corresponding to nation +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnaʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˈnaʃn(ə)l/
* (US) IPA: /ˈnæʃən(ə)l/, /ˈnæʃn(ə)l/
* (Canada) IPA: /ˈnaʃən(ə)l/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -æʃənəl

### Adjective

national (comparative more national, superlative most national)
* Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
    a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaper
    Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.
* Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.]
    this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the French
* (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.]
** 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 599:‘Come, come, don't deny it: they are really national. 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

See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

#### Derived terms

* anti-national
* antinational
* consensus national champion
* foreign national
* Grand National
* gross national happiness
* gross national income
* gross national product
* homonational
* international
* mononational
* multinational
* national academy
* national accounting
* national airline
* national amnesia
* national-anarchism
* national-anarchist
* national anthem
* national archive
* national assembly
* National Assembly
* national assistance
* national average
* national bank
* national bourgeoisie
* national bread
* national call
* national character
* national church
* national code
* national conservatism
* national conservative
* National Convention
* national convention
* national costume
* National Country Party
* national court
* National Covenant
* National Curriculum
* national day
* national debt
* national dress
* national emblem
* national emergency
* national epic
* national flour
* National Front
* national grid
* National Guard
* national health
* National Health Service
* National Heroes Day
* national holiday
* National Hunt
* national income
* national insurance
* national interest
* nationalise, nationalize
* nationalism
* nationality
* nationalizer
* National League
* National Liberation Front
* national loaf
* nationally
* National Mark
* national minority
* national monument
* national mourning
* nationalness
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
* national park, National Park
* National Party
* national product
* National Republican
* National Republicans
* national revival
* national road
* national school
* national school bus chrome
* national security
* national service
* national serviceman
* National Sleepy Head Day
* National Socialism
* national socialist
* national sports team
* national superannuation
* National Tests
* national treasure
* National Trust
* national unity government
* non-national
* Old National Pronunciation
* sub-national
* supranational
* transnational
* uninational

#### Translations
### Noun

national (plural nationals)
* A subject of a nation.
    The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
* (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
    After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
* (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper.
** 1978, “Blondes (Have More Fun)”, performed by Rod Stewart:I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in the nationals / All the juicy little scandals

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “national”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “national”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* nataloin, notalian

## Danish
### Etymology

From New Latin nationalis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [naɕoˈnæˀl], occasionally (to stress the opposition to international) IPA: [ˈnaɕoˌnæˀl]

### Adjective

national
* national, having to do with a particular country in opposition to other nations
    Antonym: international
* national, having to do with the whole and not only single parts of it
    Antonym: regional
* patriotic, having positive feelings for one's own nation

#### Inflection

$^1$ 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

* international

### References

* “national” in Den Danske Ordbog

## French
### Etymology

From nation +‎ -al; cf. New Latin nationalis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /na.sjɔ.nal/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

national (feminine nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales)
* national

#### Derived terms

* Assemblée nationale
* fenêtre nationale
* Front National
* international
* parc national
* rasoir national
* Rassemblement National
* supranational

### Further reading

* “national”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

Derived from Nation (“nation”) under the influence of French national.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

national (strong nominative masculine singular nationaler, comparative nationaler, superlative am nationalsten)
* national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
    eine nationale Tradition ― a national tradition
    die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache) ― the national language
    nationale Eigenarten ― national characteristics
* national (of importance for the nation as a whole)
    nationale Belange ― national interests
    eine nationale Katastrophe ― a national catastrophe
    der nationale Dialog ― the national dialogue
* nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
    nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente) ― national parliaments
    auf nationaler Ebene ― on the national level
    die nationale Gesetzgebung ― national legislation
* (moderately) nationalist
    das nationale Lager ― the nationalist camp
    Sozialismus nationaler Prägung ― socialism with a nationalist imprint

#### Usage notes

* The comparative forms are infrequent.
* German national 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 is landesweit or, in the cases of Germany and Austria specifically, bundesweit: ein landesweiter/bundesweiter Gesangswettbewerb.

#### Derived terms

* Nationalfeiertag
* Nationalismus
* Nationalität
* Nationalmannschaft
* Nationalmeisterschaft
* Nationalsozialismus
* Nationalspieler
* Nationaltrikot n

### Further reading

* “national” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “national” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “national” in Duden online