national: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 8 letter points · starts with N · ends with L
Meaning of national
adj
Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.
Example: a national assembly · on the front page of every national newspaper
Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
Example: this is their national dish · our national tendency to laugh at the French
- archaic
Nationalistic; patriotic.
Source: Wiktionary — national.
noun
A subject of a nation.
Example: The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
- plural-normally
A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
Example: After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
- plural-normally
A national newspaper.
Somebody born under the authority of a given country.
Listed forms: nationals.
Source: Wiktionary — national.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for national.
adjective
inside the country
noun
a person who owes allegiance to that nation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is national in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of national
N(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of national
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from national
89 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in national. Showing up to 24, longest first.