national

Adjective

• of or relating to nationality
  • national origin
    

• characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation
  • a national trait
    

• inside the country
  • the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior
    
  • the nation's internal politics
    

• owned or maintained for the public by the national government
  • national parks
    

• 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
    

• limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
  • national interests
    
  • isolationism is a strictly national policy
    

• of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
  • national hero
    
  • national anthem
    
  • a national landmark
    

Noun

• a person who owes allegiance to that nation
  • a monarch has a duty to his subjects
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  home(a) , interior(a) , internal , subject
• Antonyms: 
  local , international