Word: national
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: na
tion
al
Definition: Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
Morphemes:
Affix: nation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nātiōnem
Language: la
Decoded: nationem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: nation, country, people
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.