national
noun [C usually plural] /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl/Definition
› someone who officially belongs to a particular country: 30 people, including six UK nationals, were killed in yesterday's plane crash. All foreign nationals were advised to leave the country following the outbreak of civil war.Country and nationContinents and regions of the worldCountry names
(Definition of national noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abroad adverb (OTHER COUNTRY)
- country noun (POLITICAL UNIT)
- countryman noun (FROM YOUR COUNTRY)
- countrywide adjective, adverb
- countrywoman noun
- extraterritorial adjective
- homegrown adjective
- international adjective
- mother country noun
- motherland noun
- nation-state noun
- national adjective
- nationwide adjective
- offshore adjective
- overseas adjective, adverb
- rogue state noun
- soil noun
- state noun (COUNTRY)
- superpower noun
- transnational adjective
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