as in federal
of or relating to a nation
played the home team's national anthem before the start of the soccer game
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as in citizen
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it
recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately
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Recent Examples of national
Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
An avid golf enthusiast with deep industry connections, Brass made history in October 2024 as the first female chair of England Golf, the national governing body for the sport.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Tuesday’s incident happened exactly a week after Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat heading from Bimini toward Key Biscayne carrying 12 migrants who are Chinese, Haitian and Bangladeshi nationals.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Doro Wat, a rich chicken and egg stew, is the national dish of Ethiopia.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
An avid golf enthusiast with deep industry connections, Brass made history in October 2024 as the first female chair of England Golf, the national governing body for the sport.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Adams, 64, is charged in a September indictment with one count of conspiracy to receive campaign contributions from foreign nationals and commit wire fraud and bribery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Tuesday’s incident happened exactly a week after Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat heading from Bimini toward Key Biscayne carrying 12 migrants who are Chinese, Haitian and Bangladeshi nationals.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for national
Adjective
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Six aviation industry leaders appeared before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday and addressed longstanding issues within the industry, including outdated federal systems and staffing shortages.—
Geoff Harris,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Minutes before the hearing began, Adams emphasized the importance of immigrants in New York City’s history and a need to balance that with a need to for the federal government to manage the border.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The French Revolution may have inaugurated inclusive citizenship by turning subjects into citizens.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Since 2010, Wisconsin voters have repeatedly answered that question in favor of the citizens.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Cox, appointed by Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu in 2022, affirmed on local news station WCVB last Sunday that his department does not comply with ICE's civil immigration detainers.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Fulton, an ex-girlfriend of Nicolas Cage and mother of Weston Cage, is suing the actor father-son pair for negligence and Weston Cage for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles this week.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bear, Wolf, Lion and Dolphin. Genetics, age, geography and the body’s circadian rhythm (its internal 24-hour clock) can determine one’s chronotype, the Sleep Foundation said in its report.—
Amy McGorry,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Silicon Valley Workers Quietly Protest: As Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans have embraced Trump and muffled internal dissent at their companies, their mostly left-leaning employees have objected with subtle acts of defiance.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Each trustee receives $3,900 annually, while the clerk’s salary is set at $24,400 per year, according to the municipal code.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the responses were a not-so-subtle slam of municipal government, since all the improvements being called for came under the purview of city fathers.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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The move came as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza hit new hurdles after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a stop to the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees due to be freed under the truce, in retaliation for public displays of Israeli hostages handed over in exchange in Gaza.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2019, there were 319 incidents, and in 2023, there were 482, police said at a public hearing last February.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“National.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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