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								of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country national hero
 national anthem
 a national landmark
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								limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
 national interests
 isolationism is a strictly national policy
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								concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
 the national government
 national elections
 of national concern
 the national highway system
 national forests
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								owned or maintained for the public by the national government
 national parks
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								inside the country
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								characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
 a national trait
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								of or relating to nationality
 national origin
 
 'national' - used as a noun
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								a person who owes allegiance to that nation
 
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