Nationalとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/

形容詞

national (comparative more national, superlative most national)

1. Of or having to do with a nation.
2. (by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).

   Import tariffs were raised for the national interest.

使用する際の注意点

See nation for notes regarding the usage of national to refer to the UK and its member states.

派生語

名詞

national (複数形 nationals)

1. A subject of a nation.

   The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.

2. (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.

   After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.

Further reading

• national in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• national in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

アナグラム

• nataloin, notalian