national
adjective uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl/ us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl/
A2 国家的，国民的
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries
a national holiday 全国性假日
Britain has more than ten national newspapers. 英国有十多种全国性报纸。
The company's national headquarters is in Rome. 这家公司国内的总部设在罗马。
The children were wearing traditional national costume/dress. 孩子们身穿传统的民族服装。
The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest (= would not be good for the country). 政府认为，现在增税对国家不利。
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- The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of a big international football match.
- A statue was erected to glorify the country's national heroes.
- The idea behind the national lottery is to raise money for good causes.
- Several passages from the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published.
- She was too young to vote in the national election.
national
noun [ C usually plural ] uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl/ us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ /ˈnæʃ.nəl/
（某国的）国民，公民
someone who officially belongs to a particular country
30 people, including six Mexican nationals, were killed in yesterday's plane crash. 在昨天的空难中有30人丧生，包括6名墨西哥公民。
All foreign nationals were advised to leave the country following the outbreak of civil war. 内战爆发后所有外国公民都被建议离开该国。
Synonym: citizen
Compare: subject noun