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. Lohr Sapp:

   This opportunity represents a larger commitment to religious pluralism that is at the heart of Duke’s mission and connects the university national trends in religious accommodation.

2. Brian Fallon:

   But in a phase of the campaign where we are not truly running a national campaign and in some of these states she has the opportunity to be there only for a brief period, we are going to lead with our affirmative message.

3. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob:

   We are facing problems and challenges from both the world and our neighbors, the clear example is invasion by them in our territory in Kunar, we can’t tolerate the invasion. We have tolerated that attack. We tolerated that because of national interests, next time we might not tolerate it.

4. Woodrow Wilson:

   Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

5. James Scot:

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