national

/ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl/

adjective

  1. of or relating to a nation

  2. nationalist

  3. comprising or characteristic of a nationality

national boundaries

noun

  1. one that owes allegiance to or is under the protection of a nation without regard to the more formal status of citizen or subject

  2. a competition that is national in scope —usually used in plural

citizen subject national mean a person owing allegiance to and entitled to the protection of a sovereign state. citizen is preferred for one owing allegiance to a state in which sovereign power is retained by the people and sharing in the political rights of those people. subject implies allegiance to a personal sovereign such as a monarch.

noun

  1. central bank

  2. a bank operating under federal charter and supervision