national
    adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;
           "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
    2: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;
       "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national
       policy" [ant: international]
    3: 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" [ant: local]
    4: owned or maintained for the public by the national
       government; "national parks"
    5: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader
       responsibilities than the United States Department of the
       Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: home(a),
       interior(a), internal, national]
    6: characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a
       national trait"
    7: of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
    n 1: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has
         a duty to his subjects" [syn: national, subject]

national \na"tion*al\ (?; 277), n.
   1. A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals
      are advised to contact their embassy when abroad.
      [PJC]

   2. A country-wide sports competition; for a series of
      competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to
      advance to the nationals.
      [PJC]

National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or
      race; public; general; as, a national government,
      language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.
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   2. Attached to one's own country or nation.
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   National anthem, a popular song or hymn which has become by
      general acceptance the recognized musical expression of
      the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the
      King" is called the national anthem of England.

   National bank, the official common name of a class of
      banking corporations established under the laws of the
      United States.

   National flag. See under Flag.

   National guard, a body of militia, or a local military
      organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or
      as certain bodies of militia in other European countries
      and in the United States.

   National salute, a salute consisting of as many guns as
      there are States in the Union. [U.S.]
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NATIONAL or PUBLIC DOMAIN. All the property which belongs to the state is 
comprehended under the name of national or public domain. 
     2. Care must be taken not to confound the public or national domain, 
with the national finances, or the public revenue, as taxes, imposts, 
contributions, duties, and the like, which are not considered as property, 
and are essentially attached to the sovereignty. Vide Domain; Eminent 
Domain.