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How to pronounce “national”
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Pronunciation guide for national
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of national with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey
the national parks.
- Definition summary
- Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce national
Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey

the national parks.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “national”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]
- Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. [from 17th c.]
- (now rare) Nationalistic; patriotic. [from 17th c.]
- [Noun]
- A subject of a nation.
- (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
- (usually in the plural, journalism) A national newspaper.
- (law) Somebody born under the authority of a given State.
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