英语词汇“national”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	national
释义	na·tion·al I. \ˈnashən^əl, -shnəl, -ˈnaash-, ˈnaish-\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, from nation + -al 1. : of or relating to a nation: as a. : of, affecting, or involving a nation as a whole especially as distinguished from subordinate areas < the national desire to win a war — E.L.Bernays > < the Republican party is not national in scope — Arthur Krock > < national newspapers > < national advertising > — compare local b. : of, relating to, or affecting one nation as distinguished from several nations or a supranational group < protected only by national action in concert with that of another power — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < the basis … is neither national nor continental but planetary — Lewis Mumford > < a national king > — compare international c. : identified with or symbolic of a specific nation < regards wine and brandy as national beverages — G.G.Weigend > < the national poet of the empire — James Bryce > < national game > < national flower > < national costume > d. : having a size or importance of significance for a nation as a whole < his performances … brought him national distinction — Providence (R.I.) Evening Bulletin > < a vice-president … is not a national figure in the fullest sense — R.H.Rovere > 2. : nationalist < intensely national > 3. : of, having the characteristics of, or being a nationality < his national accent was plainly audible — Elinor Wylie > < the doctrine of national self-determination acquired greater prominence — Oscar Handlin > < the various national groups that settled in the state — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > 4. : of, maintained, or sponsored by the government of a nation < one mile from a national tarred road — advt > < one of four national cemeteries in Louisiana — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < a national park > 5. : of, relating to, or being a government formed in a parliamentary system by representatives of most or all major political parties usually in a period of crisis 6. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or constituting a minor political party composed of the Greenbackers 7. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or being a major political party in New Zealand generally favoring private enterprise and tending to represent agricultural and business as contrasted with labor interests < the anti-Labour forces represented in the National party are miscellaneous — Alexander Brady > II. noun (-s) 1. : one that owes permanent allegiance to a nation without regard to place of residence or to possession of a more formal status (as that of citizen or subject) < citizens of Guam and nationals but not citizens of the United States — D.L.Oliver > < under that act a person might be a Canadian national without being a British subject — T.N.M.Buesst > < American nationals in China > 2. : national blue 3. : the national or major competition held in various sports — usually used in plural < runner-up to the champion in the nationals — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > 4. : an organization (as a fraternity or labor union) having local units on a nationwide basis Synonyms: see citizen
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