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national.

national (being part of a nation's identity or character)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌnatsi̯oˈnaːl/[ˌna.tsjoˈnaːl]/ˈnatsi̯oˌnaːl/[ˈna.tsjoˌnaːl]
  1. national (being part of a nation's identity or character)

    eine nationale Tradition
    die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache)
  2. national (of importance for the nation as a whole)

    nationale Belange
    eine nationale Katastrophe
  3. nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)

    nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente)
    auf nationaler Ebene
  4. nationalist

    das nationale Lager
    Sozialismus nationaler Prägung
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin nātionālisbor. German national Borrowed from New Latin nātionālis and influence of French national.

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