Need another word that means the same as “national”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “national” in this overview.
The synonyms of “National” are: home, interior, internal, public, federal, governmental, nationwide, countrywide, general, widespread, overall, comprehensive, subject, citizen, native, resident, inhabitant
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “national” as a noun can have the following definitions:
citizen | An inhabitant of a particular town or city. A British citizen. |
inhabitant | A person who fulfils the residential or legal requirements for being a member of a state or parish. |
native | An indigenous person who was born in a particular place. New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives. |
resident | A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital. Arctic residents are joined annually by long distance migrants. |
subject | The subject matter of a conversation or discussion. The chorale like second subject of the Scherzo. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “national” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
comprehensive | Of large content or scope; wide-ranging. A comprehensive collection of photographs. |
countrywide | Occurring or extending throughout a country or nation. A countrywide tour. |
federal | Of or relating to the central government of a federation. A federal system like that of the United States. |
general | Prevailing among and common to the general public. Bearing a general resemblance to the original. |
governmental | Relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state. Governmental intervention in the economy. |
home | Made done or intended for use in the home. Home fans. |
interior | (in filming) indoor. The layer immediately interior to the epidermis. |
internal | Located inward. The nation s internal politics. |
nationwide | Extending or reaching throughout a whole nation. A nationwide hunt. |
overall | Taking everything into account. The overall cost. |
public | Open to or shared by all the people of an area or country. A public library. |
widespread | Found or distributed over a large area or number of people. Widespread fear of nuclear war. |
area | A sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building. The spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants. |
bicameral | Composed of two legislative bodies. The bicameral heart of a fish. |
borough | One of the administrative divisions of a large city. |
burgher | (in southern Africa) a civilian member of a local militia unit. The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read. |
citizen | An inhabitant of a particular town or city. A British citizen. |
confederation | The act of forming an alliance or confederation. A confederation of trade unions. |
constituency | The body of voters who elect a representative for their area. Most politicians are more interested in the voice of their constituency. |
county | Relating to or characteristic of aristocratic people with an ancestral home in a particular county. A county grande dame. |
disfranchise | Deprive of voting rights. |
dwelling | Housing that someone is living in. The proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby. |
elect | Selected as the best. The members who were elected to the committee. |
elector | In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted. |
emblem | A thing serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept. Our child would be a dazzling emblem of our love. |
enfranchise | Grant voting rights. A proposal that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections. |
exotic | An exotic plant or animal. Protons neutrons electrons and all their exotic variants. |
federation | A group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs. A first step in the federation of Europe. |
inhabitant | A person who fulfils the residential or legal requirements for being a member of a state or parish. |
legislature | The legislative body of a country or state. The Nevada state legislature passed a law to prohibit dumping of nuclear waste. |
manchester | A city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England. |
nationality | An ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations. Immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out. |
parliament | (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The Russian parliament. |
patio | Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence. The dining room looks out to a small patio. |
plebiscite | A vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance. The administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms. |
politics | The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs. The party quickly gained influence in French politics. |
referendum | A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. |
reside | Have one’s permanent home in a particular place. Legislative powers reside with the Federal Assembly. |
resident | An intelligence agent in a foreign country. The film studio needed a resident historian. |
sovereignty | The authority of a state to govern another state. The sovereignty of Parliament. |
vote | Cause someone to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote. The nationalist vote in Northern Ireland. |
voter | A citizen who has a legal right to vote. |
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