/nasjoˈnal/
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Translation
national
Word origin
From Latin natio ('nation, birth, people'), from nasci ('to be born'). The same root gives English nation, national and native.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- natio
- English cognates
- nation, national, native
Grammar
Femininenacional
Masc pluralnacionales
Fem pluralnacionales
Examples
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The national team will play at home on Saturday.
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National security is a matter for the government.
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It is a very important national holiday in my country.
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The national park is near the mountain.
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He won the national music prize last year.
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