Synonyms for national
ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəlna·tion·al

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1. national, subjectadjective

   a person who owes allegiance to that nation

   "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

   Synonyms:
   theme, content, topic, subject, issue, discipline, case, subject area, matter, depicted object, study, guinea pig, subject field, field, field of study, bailiwick

   Antonyms:
   supranational, local, global, transnational, internationalist, foreign, world(a), world-wide, planetary, internationalistic, international, worldwide, private, multinational

2. nationaladjective

   of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

   "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   foreign, global, multinational, local, international, world(a), world-wide, transnational, internationalist, internationalistic, worldwide, supranational, planetary, private

3. nationaladjective

   limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

   "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   global, supranational, internationalist, transnational, planetary, multinational, world-wide, local, foreign, worldwide, internationalistic, private, world(a), international

4. nationaladjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   worldwide, planetary, internationalistic, world-wide, private, transnational, multinational, global, local, foreign, world(a), internationalist, supranational, international

5. nationaladjective

   owned or maintained for the public by the national government

   "national parks"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   world(a), international, internationalistic, internationalist, foreign, world-wide, planetary, supranational, transnational, multinational, global, local, private, worldwide

6. home(a), interior(a), internal, nationaladjective

   inside the country

   "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"

   Antonyms:
   internationalistic, transnational, international, foreign, worldwide, internationalist, multinational, world-wide, local, planetary, private, supranational, world(a), global

7. nationaladjective

   characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation

   "a national trait"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   world-wide, private, multinational, supranational, world(a), transnational, foreign, international, global, local, worldwide, internationalist, internationalistic, planetary

8. nationaladjective

   of or relating to nationality

   "national origin"

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   world(a), internationalist, world-wide, global, international, internationalistic, foreign, planetary, transnational, supranational, local, private, multinational, worldwide

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nationaladjective

   Synonyms:
   public, general

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1. List of paraphrases for "national":

   domestic, nationale, nacional, nationals, country, nationwide, countries, nationales, nationally, state, nation, patriotic, nazionale, nation-wide, states, national-level, nationaux, kookmin, nationalist, internal, ethnic, country-level, alleanza, nationality, nationaal

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1. Brian Fitzpatrick:

   We simply cannot outsource our public safetyand national security to foreign nations, we must reconstitute our health care and public safety supply chain back to the United States. Medical products, protective equipment, pharmaceuticals, emergency response equipment and all other critical items and materials needed to respond to a national emergency must be produced domestically for domestic consumption, especially during a critical, time-sensitive crisis.

2. John Thune:

   I haven't heard that yet but I am sure if National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration did, I will.

3. Xu Hairong:

   Some waver on clear cut issues of opposing ethnic division and safeguarding ethnic and national unity, and even support participating in violent terrorist acts.

4. James Scot:

   The gaping wound in America’s national security is without a doubt, the unregulated dragnet surveillance capitalists.

5. Ian Bremmer:

   The potential for the Russians to engage in material escalation vis-à-vis Ukraine and other issues involving core European national security, and whether or not the Americans are able to effectively and multilaterally respond with our allies, I think is a very big question, and frankly, it is the most consequential of the geopolitical challenges that Biden will have faced to date of his first year.