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nat'l

nat'l is the abbreviation of national.

Meaning of national

Noun

national (plural nationals)

  1. A subject of a nation.
    • The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
  2. (plural-normally) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
    • After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
  3. (plural-normally) A national newspaper.
    • I had a crush on Bardot / Fell in love with Monroe / Read about 'em in the nationals / All the juicy little scandals1978, “Blondes (Have More Fun)”, performed by Rod Stewart
  4. Somebody born under the authority of a given country.

See all 8 meanings of national

Noun capitalized: Nat'l

Nat'l

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of national.
    • (on a traffic sign) Yellowstone Nat'l Park

Questions about nat'l

What is nat'l the abbreviation of?
Nat'l is the abbreviation of national.
What part of speech is nat'l?
Nat'l is a noun.

Words near nat'l in the dictionary

  1. naswar
  2. Nasworthy
  3. Nasworthys
  4. nat
  5. Nat Geo
  6. nat'l
  7. nat'ral
  8. nat'rals
  9. Nat.
  10. Nata
  11. nata de coco

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nat'l (page history and authors); Nat'l (page history and authors); national (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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