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national adj
1 of, involving, or relating to a nation as a whole
2 of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular nation the national dress of Poland
3 Rare nationalistic or patriotic n
4 a citizen or subject
5 a national newspaper ♦
nationally adv
African National Congress n (in South Africa) a political party, founded in 1912 as an African nationalist movement and banned there from 1960 to 1990 because of its active opposition to apartheid: in 1994 won South Africa's first multiracial elections, (Abbrev.)
ANC
British National Party n (in Britain) a neo-Nazi political party, (Abbrev)
BNP
Grand National n the. an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
gross national product n the total value of all final goods and services produced annually by a nation, (Abbrev.)
GNP
Indian National Congress n the official name for Congress (the political party)
Jasper National Park n a national park in SW Canada, in W Alberta in the Rockies: wildlife sanctuary. Area: 10900 sq. km (4200 sq. miles)
Kruger National Park n a wildlife sanctuary in NE South Africa: the world's largest game reserve. Area: over 21700 sq. km (8400 sq. miles)
Mammoth Cave National Park n a national park in W central Kentucky: established in 1941 to protect a system of limestone caverns
Mount McKinley National Park n a national park in S central Alaska: contains part of the Alaska Range Area: 7847 sq. km (3030 sq. miles)
Mount Rainier National Park n a national park in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. Area: 976 sq. km (377 sq. miles)
National n the. short for the →
Grand National
national accounting n another name for →
social accounting
national agreement n written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy
national anthem n a patriotic hymn or other song adopted by a nation for use on public or state occasions
National Assembly n (French history) the body constituted by the French third estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept. 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
national assistance n (in Britain) formerly a weekly allowance paid to certain people by the state to bring their incomes up to minimum levels established by law Now replaced by →
income support
national bank n
1 (in the U.S.) a commercial bank incorporated under a Federal charter and legally required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System Compare →
state bank
2 a bank owned and operated by a government
National Bureau of Standards n (U.S) an organization, founded in 1901, whose function is to establish and maintain standards for units of measurements Compare →
British Standards Institution →
International Standards Organization
national code n another term for →
Australian Rules
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