Dictionary definition · national
noun
- a person who owes allegiance to that nation"a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
adjective
- of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country"national hero"
- limited to or in the interests of a particular nation"national interests"
- concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country"the national government"
- owned or maintained for the public by the national government"national parks"
- inside the country"the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"
- characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation"a national trait"
- of or relating to nationality"national origin"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).