1. (

• national ,
• subject

) a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" ;

1. (

• national

) of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark" ;

2. (

• national

) limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy" ;

3. (

• national ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• national

) owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks" ;

5. (

• home ,
• interior ,
• internal ,
• national

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

6. (

• national ,

) characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait" ;

7. (

• national ,

) of or relating to nationality; "national origin" ;