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national adjective
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/, /ˈnæʃ.nəl/ adj Definition
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries
a national holiday
Britain has more than ten national newspapers.
The company's national headquarters is in Rome.
The children were wearing traditional national costume/dress.
The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest (= would not be good for the country).
(Definition of national adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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