National ˈnæʃnəl Local International Adjective Decide Advertise Newspaper

• decide whether it would be better to advertise in a national or a local newspaper.
• national and international news
• national and regional politics
• decisions made at a local rather than national level

national

1. connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation
• Decide whether it would be better to advertise in a national or a local newspaper.
• national and international news
• national and regional politics
• decisions made at a local rather than national level
• a national election
• a coach for the national basketball team
• The protection of public health is a matter of national security.
• It is in the national interest to have a public enquiry.
• The national average is just over two children per family.
• They are afraid of losing their national identity.
• These buildings are part of our national heritage.

Extra Examples

• During your visit, you should take the opportunity to sample the national dish.
• He has won medals in both national and international competitions.
• The Queen was greeted by dancers in national costume.
• The country faces the huge task of national reconstruction following the war.
• The state of our hospitals is a national disgrace.
• The statement was broadcast live on national radio.
• There have been calls for a national strike.
• There needs to be a national debate on the issue.
• This is not just a sporting event; for many it is a matter of national pride.
• the National Union of Teachers
2. owned, controlled or paid for by the government
• a national airline/museum/theatre
• the National Health Service

Extra Examples

• The Romanian national airline has ordered seven of the new aircraft.
• He designed the new wing of the national library in London.
• The collection is housed at the national museum.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin natio(n-) ‘birth, race of people’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.