"national" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnæʃənəl/ Audio: en-us-national.ogg [US] Forms: national [positive], more national [comparative], most national [superlative]
Etymology: nation + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|nation|al}} nation + -al Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.
    Sense id: simple-national-en-adj-c08NhOoU
  2. If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.
    Sense id: simple-national-en-adj-msJPNMoN
  3. If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.
    Sense id: simple-national-en-adj-k02yuIjx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al

Noun

IPA: /ˈnæʃənəl/ Audio: en-us-national.ogg [US] Forms: national [singular], nationals [plural]
Etymology: nation + -al Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|nation|al}} nation + -al Head templates: {{noun|national}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.
    Sense id: simple-national-en-noun-rJTDWCS6
  2. The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.
    Sense id: simple-national-en-noun-u9o2QBss
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -al
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