national

adjective
/ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/

Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.

Other meanings

Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
Nationalistic; patriotic.

Example sentences

“Trademark protection extends only to national borders.”
Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0
“The national service program taught them valuable skills.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“It's a national newspaper.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Word history

From Middle French "national".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “national” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.