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# national

adjective; noun (a national, nationals — a citizen)

«national» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Belonging to, about, or shared by a whole nation or country, not just one part of it: a national holiday, the national anthem, a national park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#m1)
2. Owned or run by the government of a country: a national museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#m2)
3. As a noun, a national is a citizen of a particular country: a British national. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and citizenship, national symbols include flags, anthems, national animals (the bald eagle in the USA, the kiwi in New Zealand, the kangaroo and emu on Australia's coat of arms) and national days (Independence Day, St Patrick's Day, Canada Day, Australia Day, Waitangi Day). National parks protect nature and wildlife, like Yellowstone or the Lake District. In everyday life, the national news reports on the whole country. Phrases: "national anthem", "national park", "national holiday", "national team", "national curriculum", "national flag".

### Examples

- We sang the national anthem at the start of the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x1)
- Yellowstone was the first national park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x2)
- Independence Day is a national holiday in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x3)
- She plays for the national hockey team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x4)
- The kiwi is New Zealand's national bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x5)
- The national news showed the floods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x6)
- Ireland's national day is St Patrick's Day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x7)
- Canada's national flag has a red maple leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x8)
- And wise people shook their heads and foretold a decline in the National Love of Sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/#x9)

### Note

Related words: nation (country and its people), nationality (which country you belong to), international (between countries). Spelling: nation + al. "National" is the whole country; "local" is one town or area; "international" is many countries.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and citizenship, national symbols include flags, anthems, national animals (the bald eagle in the USA, the kiwi in New Zealand, the kangaroo and emu on Australia's coat of arms) and national days (Independence Day, St Patrick's Day, Canada Day, Australia Day, Waitangi Day). National parks protect nature and wildlife, like Yellowstone or the Lake District. In everyday life, the national news reports on the whole country. Phrases: "national anthem", "national park", "national holiday", "national team", "national curriculum", "national flag".

### Examples

- Interested readers can check the 1562 Mantua edition for themselves through the digital archives of the National Library of Israel: nli.org.il/he/books/NNLALEPH990012793690205171/NLI. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/national/#x1)

### Note

Related words: nation (country and its people), nationality (which country you belong to), international (between countries). Spelling: nation + al. "National" is the whole country; "local" is one town or area; "international" is many countries.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «national» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/national/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«national» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/national.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «national» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/national/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«national» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/national.html) on Mova free.