national
A subject of a nationA subject of a nation.
Meaning
4 sensesA subject of a nation.
The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
Staatsangehöriger, Staatsangehörige, Staatsbürger
гражданинgraždanin
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
(usually plural)A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
(usually plural)A national newspaper.
Somebody born under the authority of a given country.
Examples
705 sentencesEvery country has its national flag.
У кожної країни є державний прапор. — JeNNeR
ruУ каждой страны есть государственный флаг. — ae5s
deJedes Land hat seine Nationalflagge. — Espi
He became a national hero.
Він став національним героєм. — deniko
ruОн стал национальным героем. — sharptoothed
deEr wurde ein Nationalheld. — mayabe
The concert concluded with the national anthem.
Концерт завершився національним гімном. — deniko
ruКонцерт завершился государственным гимном. — soweli_Elepanto
deDas Konzert endete mit der Nationalhymne. — stupiddog
We put up the flags on national holidays.
На державні свята ми вивішуємо прапори. — deniko
deWir hissen an Nationalfeiertagen die Fahnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hunting isn't allowed in national parks.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.From Middle French national, corresponding to nation + -al.
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Forms
plural: nationalsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a person who owes allegiance to that nation:subject
Collocations
4 patterns- national anthem
- national parks
- the national anthem
- in national parks
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.