national

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French national, corresponding to nation +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (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 === 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.] Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.] (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === national (plural nationals) A subject of a nation. (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete. (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper. (law) Somebody born under the authority of a given State. Antonyms: alien, foreigner Coordinate terms: nationality, citizen ==== 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(key): [naɕoˈnæˀl], occasionally (to stress the opposition to international) IPA(key): [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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== international === References === “national” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From nation +‎ -al; cf. New Latin nationalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.sjɔ.nal/ === Adjective === national (feminine nationale, masculine plural nationaux, feminine plural nationales) national ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: nasyonal → Turkish: nasyonal === 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(key): /ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/, [ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl], /ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/, [ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl] 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. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “national” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “national” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “national” in Duden online