national

na·tion·al  (nsh-nl, nshnl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to a nation as an organized whole: a national anthem.

2. Of or relating to nationality: their national origin.

3. Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation: a national trait.

4. Of or maintained by the government of a nation: a national landmark.

5. Being in the interest of one's own nation: Isolationism is a strictly national policy.

6. Devoted to one's own nation or its interests; patriotic.

n.

1. A citizen of a particular nation. See Synonyms at citizen.

2. A contest or tournament involving participants from all parts of a nation. Often used in the plural.

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nation·al·ly adv.

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national [ˈnæʃən^əl]

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation the national dress of Poland

3. Rare nationalistic or patriotic

n

1. a citizen or subject

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a national newspaper

nationally  adv

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National [ˈnæʃən^əl]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) the. short for the Grand National

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	national - a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" subject individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community compatriot - a person from your own country nationalist, patriot - one who loves and defends his or her country
Adj.	1.	national - of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
	2.	national - limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy" domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"
	3.	national - concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests" local - relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
	4.	national - owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks" public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"
	5.	national - inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" interior, internal, home domestic - of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
	6.	national - characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
	7.	national - of or relating to nationality; "national origin"

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national

adjective

1. nationwide, state, public, federal, civil, widespread, governmental, countrywide major national and international issues

2. ethnic, social, native, racial, indigenous, tribal the national characteristics and history of the country

noun

citizen, subject, resident, native, inhabitant He is in fact a British national and passport holder.

Translations

national [ˈnæʃənl]

A. ADJ

1. (= of one nation) → nacional

2. (= nationwide) [newspaper, economy] → nacional; [election, campaign] → a nivel nacional
the national average → la media nacional

B. N

1. (= person) → ciudadano/a m/f

2. (= newspaper) → periódico m nacional

C. CPD National Aeronautics and Space Administration N (US) → NASA f
national anthem N → himno m nacional
National Assistance N (Brit) (formerly) subsidio (al necesitado)
national bank N (state-owned) → banco m nacional, banco m estatal (US) (commercial) banco que forma parte del Sistema de Reservas Federal
national costume N → traje m típico nacional
National Curriculum N (Brit) plan de estudios oficial que se sigue en las escuelas de enseñanza pública de Inglaterra y País de Gales
national debt N → deuda f pública
national dress N = national costume the National Front N (Brit) → el Frente Nacional(británico) (partido político de extrema derecha e ideología racista)
national government N → gobierno m nacional
national grid N → red f eléctrica nacional
the National Guard (US) N → la Guardia Nacional
the National Health (Service) N (Brit) servicio de asistencia pública sanitaria
to have an operation done on the National Health (Service) → operarse por la Seguridad Social or el Seguro
national heritage N → patrimonio m nacional
National Insurance N (Brit) → Seguridad f Social
National Insurance contributions → cotizaciones fpl a la Seguridad Social, aportes mpl a la Seguridad Social(S. Cone)
National Insurance number → número m de la Seguridad Social
the National Lottery N (Brit) → la lotería primitiva
national monument N → monumento m nacional
national park N → parque m nacional
National Savings (Bank) N (Brit) → caja f postal de ahorros
National Savings Certificate N (Brit) → bono m del Estado
national security N → seguridad f nacional
the National Security Council N (US) → el Consejo para la Seguridad Nacional
national service N (Mil) → servicio m militar
to do (one's) national service → hacer el servicio militar, hacer la mili
National Socialism N → nacionalsocialismo m
the National Trust N (Brit) → la Dirección General del Patrimonio Nacional

NATIONAL GUARD

La National Guard (Guardia Nacional) es una organización estadounidense que recluta voluntarios no profesionales a los que se prepara para colaborar con el ejército profesional y las fuerzas aéreas en tiempos de crisis. Los requisitos para alistarse son los mismos que para el ejército normal y, aunque su preparación la dirige el gobierno federal, sus miembros pueden ser movilizados para ayudar en situaciones de emergencia, catástrofes naturales y el control de situaciones excepcionales de violencia civil. Los miembros de la National Guard tienen que prestar juramento de fidelidad a los EE.UU. y al estado al que pertenecen.

NATIONAL TRUST

El National Trust es una organización benéfica británica que se dedica a la conservación de lugares del patrimonio histórico-artístico o de parajes naturales. Se financia a través de donaciones, aportaciones de los socios, y dinero procedente de la venta de entradas, souvenirs y de las cafeterías o restaurantes que suele haber en muchos de estos lugares.

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national [ˈnæʃ^ənəl]

adj → national(e)
He's the national champion → C'est le champion national.
The international community has a tendency to define national interests too narrowly → La communauté internationale a tendance à adopter une définition trop étroite de l'intérêt national.
Baseball is our national game → Le base-ball est notre sport national.
the national newspapers → les journaux nationaux
the national elections → les élections législatives

n (= citizen) → ressortissant(e) m/f
Many of the workers were foreign nationals → La plupart des travailleurs étaient des ressortissants étrangers.
the rights of European nationals → les droits des ressortissants européens
national anthem n → hymne m national
national costume n → costume m national
National Curriculum n (British) → programme m d'enseignement obligatoire
national curriculum n (British) En Angleterre et au pays de Galles, programme national définissant le contenu de l'enseignement dans les écoles primaires et secondaires.
national debt n → dette f publique
national dress n → costume m national
in national dress → en costume national
National Front n (British) parti britannique d'extrême-droite
national grid n (British) (ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → réseau m national
National Guard n (US) → garde milice de volontaires)f nationale >
National Health n
to get sth on the National Health
I got it on the National Health → Ça m'a été remboursé par la sécu.
National Health Service n (British) → Sécurité f sociale
the National Health Service → la Sécurité sociale
on the National Health Service → avec prise en charge par la Sécurité sociale
National Insurance n (British) → Sécurité f sociale
National Insurance contributions npl (British) → cotisations fpl de Sécurité sociale
National Insurance number n (British) → numéro m de Sécurité sociale

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national

adj → national; problem, affairs also → das (ganze) Land betreffend, des Landes, des Staates; election → national, landesweit; strike, scandal → landesweit; (= not local) agreement, radio station, press etc → überregional; the national average → der Landesdurchschnitt; national character → Nationalcharakter m; national colours (Brit) or colors (US) → Landesfarben pl; national defence (Brit) or defense (US) → Landesverteidigung f; national economy → Volkswirtschaft f; national language → Landessprache f; national monument → nationales Denkmal, Nationaldenkmal nt; national news → Inlandsnachrichten pl; national status → Landeszugehörigkeit f; national strip (Brit) or jersey (US)) ((Sport) → Nationaltrikot nt; national team → Nationalmannschaft f

n

(= person) → Staatsbürger(in) m(f); foreign national → Ausländer(in) m(f); Commonwealth nationals → Angehörige pl → des Commonwealth

(inf: = newspaper) → überregionale Zeitung

(Sport) = Grand National

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national:

national anthem

n → Nationalhymne f

national assistance

n → Sozialhilfe f

national bank

n → National- or Staatsbank f

national costume, national dress

n → National- or Landestracht f

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national:

national debt

n → Staatsverschuldung f

national dish

n → Nationalgericht nt

national flag

n → National- or Landesflagge f

National Front

n (Brit) rechtsradikale Partei

national government

n → nationale Regierung; (in Germany) → Bundesregierung f; (= coalition government) → ˜ Große Koalition

National Guard

n (esp US) → Nationalgarde f

National Guardsman

n (US) → Mitglied nt → der Nationalgarde

National Health

adj attr → ˜ Kassen-; national patient → ˜ Kassenpatient(in) m(f)

National Health (Service)

n (Brit) → staatlicher Gesundheitsdienst; I got it on the national → ˜ das hat die Krankenkasse bezahlt

national holiday

n → gesetzlicher or staatlicher Feiertag

National Hunt racing

n (Brit Horseracing) → Hindernisrennen nt

national income

n → Volkseinkommen nt

national insurance

n (Brit) → Sozialversicherung f; national contributions → Sozialversicherungsbeiträge pl; national benefits → Arbeitslosen- und Krankengeld nt

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national:

National League

n (US Sport) eine der beiden bedeutendsten US-Baseballligen

National Lottery

n (Brit) → ˜ Lotto nt

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national:

national park

n → Nationalpark m

National Rifle Association

n (US) amerikanische Organisation, die das Recht der Bürger auf freien Kauf und Besitz von Waffen verteidigt

National Savings

pl (Brit) → ˜ Postsparkasse f

national savings certificate

n (Brit) festverzinsliches öffentliches Sparpapier

national security

n → Staatssicherheit f

National Security Council

n (US) → Nationaler Sicherheitsrat

national service

n → Wehrdienst m

National Socialism

n → der Nationalsozialismus

National Socialist

n → Nationalsozialist(in) m(f)

adj → nationalsozialistisch

National Trust

n (Brit) → National Trust m, Natur- und Denkmalschutzverein in Großbritannien; national property (= building) → Gebäude nt → im Besitz des National Trust; (= estate) → Gelände nt → im Besitz des National Trust

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national [ˈnæʃənl]

1. adj → nazionale
national news → notizie fpl dall'interno
national press → stampa (a diffusione) nazionale

2. n → cittadino/a

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