national
NOUNADJECTIVE
/næʃənəl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
national is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1T1I1O1N1A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does national mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A person who owes allegiance to that nation.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Inside the country.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country.
“the national government”
“national elections”
ANTONYMS
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3
Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation.
“national interests”
“isolationism is a strictly national policy”
ANTONYMS
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4
Owned or maintained for the public by the national government.
“national parks”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 3 SENSES
1
Of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country.
“national hero”
“national anthem”
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2
Characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation.
“a national trait”
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3
Of or relating to nationality.
“national origin”
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