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, national, 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

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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. Lorne Baring:

   The likelihood is that the Swiss economy will have to be completely recalculated, tourism and exporters will feel this ... and Swiss investors with euro zone and U.S. holdings will feel betrayed by the Swiss National Bank.

2. Kirstjen Nielsen:

   Border security is national security. Our Israeli partners know that better than anyone and I was fortunate today to see the incredible work they're doing to keep their territory and citizens safe.

3. Human Rights Watch:

   Prosecutors presented no evidence other than testimony from a police major in the National Security Sector of the Interior Ministry to support their accusation that the defendants planned to use violence to overthrow the government.

4. Republican Daron Shaw:

   Political science tells us the Democrats will need a substantial edge in the national vote, maybe 10 points, to make up for gerrymandering and vote concentrations so they can take the House.

5. Tukufu Zuberi:

   The solution to that can't come from Obama. It has to be a Nigerian solution, there's not much France can do or the U.S. can do in order to provide a national consciousness and unity in Nigeria.