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{
"term": "national",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "connected with a particular nation; shared by a whole nation",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Decide whether it would be better to advertise in a national or a local newspaper."
},
{
"text": "national and international news"
},
{
"text": "national and regional politics"
},
{
"text": "decisions made at a local rather than national level"
},
{
"text": "a national election"
},
{
"text": "a coach for the national basketball team"
},
{
"text": "The protection of public health is a matter of **national security**."
},
{
"text": "It is **in the national interest** to have a public enquiry."
},
{
"text": "The national average is just over two children per family."
},
{
"text": "They are afraid of losing their national identity."
},
{
"text": "These buildings are part of our national heritage."
},
{
"text": "During your visit, you should take the opportunity to sample the national dish."
},
{
"text": "He has won medals in both national and international competitions."
},
{
"text": "The King was greeted by dancers in national costume."
},
{
"text": "The country faces the huge task of national reconstruction following the war."
},
{
"text": "The state of our hospitals is a national disgrace."
},
{
"text": "The statement was broadcast live on national radio."
},
{
"text": "There have been calls for a national strike."
},
{
"text": "There needs to be a national debate on the issue."
},
{
"text": "This is not just a sporting event; for many it is a matter of national pride."
},
{
"text": "the National Union of Teachers"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "owned, controlled or paid for by the government",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a national airline/museum/theatre"
},
{
"text": "the National Health Service"
},
{
"text": "The Romanian national airline has ordered seven of the new aircraft."
},
{
"text": "He designed the new wing of the national library in London."
},
{
"text": "The collection is housed at the national museum."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnæʃnəl/",
"audio": "na/national/national__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnæʃnəl/",
"audio": "na/national/national__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French, from Latin natio(n-) ‘birth, race of people’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci."
}