- national⇄adj. 1. of a nation; belonging to a whole nation.
Ex. national laws, a national language, a national disaster.
2. strongly upholding one's own nation; patriotic.
3. extending throughout the nation; having chapters, branches, or member - national⇄national, adjective, noun.
- national⇄noun 1. a citizen of a nation.
Ex. Many nationals of Canada visit the United States.
2a. a person who owes allegiance to a nation.
Ex. Before independence, Filipinos were U.S. nationals.
b. a member of an ethnic group in some Eu