Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or
      race; public; general; as, a national government,
      language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

   2. Attached to one's own country or nation.

   {National anthem}, a popular song or hymn which has become by
      general acceptance the recognized musical expression of
      the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, ``God save the
      King'' is called the national anthem of England.

   {National bank}, the official common name of a class of
      banking corporations established under the laws of the
      United States.

   {National flag}. See under {Flag}.

   {National guard}, a body of militia, or a local military
      organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or
      as certain bodies of militia in other European countries
      and in the United States.

   {National salute}, a salute consisting of as many guns as
      there are States in the Union. [U.S.]

Source : WordNet®

national
     n : a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has
         a duty to his subjects" [syn: {subject}]

national
     adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country;
            "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national
            landmark"
     2: limited to or in the interests of a particular nation;
        "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national
        policy" [ant: {international}]
     3: 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" [ant: {local}]
     4: owned or maintained for the public by the national
        government; "national parks"
     5: inside the country; "the British Home Office has broader
        responsibilities than the United States Department of the
        Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" [syn: {home(a)},
         {interior(a)}, {internal}]
     6: characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a
        national trait"
     7: of or relating to nationality; "national origin"