Dictionary Check: national

"national" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

Example: "national hero"
adjective

limited to or in the interests of a particular nation

Example: "national interests"
Antonyms:
adjective

concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

Example: "the national government"
Antonyms:
adjective

owned or maintained for the public by the national government

Example: "national parks"
adjective

inside the country

Example: "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"
Synonyms:
adjective

characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation

Example: "a national trait"

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