national.
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
Meaning & usage
national (being part of a nation's identity or character)
eine nationale Tradition
die nationale Sprache (≈ die Nationalsprache)
national (of importance for the nation as a whole)
nationale Belange
eine nationale Katastrophe
nationwide, national (covering a country, as opposed to regional and international levels; see usage note below)
nationale Parlamente (≈ Nationalparlamente)
auf nationaler Ebene
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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