Antonyms for national


Grammar : Adj
Spell : nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl


Definition of national

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Middle French national (from Old French nation), and also from nation + -al (1). As a noun, "citizen of a (particular) nation," from 1887. National anthem first recorded 1819, in Shelley. Related: Nationally.
  • adj concerning a country with a
Example sentences :
  • The sentiment in the mind of every citizen is national strength.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The national verdict of 1896 has for the most part been executed.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The national purpose is indicated through a national election.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • They are too deeply rooted in the principles of our national life to be altered.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The planters were to be duly compensated out of the national treasury.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Each period of our national history has had its special challenges.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Your National Government has a great and vital role to play.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • By it a national and compulsory system of education was established for the first time.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • It is national in the broadest sense of the term, and primative and forcible to intensity.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

Synonyms for national

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