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national service

national service noun: service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.

Noun

national service (uncountable)

  1. Service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.
    1. (often, specifically, various countries) Compulsory military service via conscription.
      • The boys in between 18 and 20 are doing national service.

national service meaning in Tamil and Malay

national service in Tamil

compulsory service in the armed forces
தேசிய சேவை tēciya cēvai

national service in Malay

compulsory service in the armed forces
perkhidmatan negara, khidmat negara

Forms of national service

alternative SingaporeNS

Words formed from national service

Questions about national service

What does national service mean?
National service means service, especially compulsory service, either in military service or in non-military service, on behalf of one's nation.
What is national service in Tamil?
National service in Tamil is தேசிய சேவை (tēciya cēvai). See National service meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is national service?
National service is a noun.

Words near national service in the dictionary

  1. national school bus chrome
  2. national schools
  3. national secondary school
  4. national secondary schools
  5. national security
  6. national service
  7. national serviceman
  8. national servicemen
  9. National Sleepy Head Day
  10. National Socialism
  11. national socialist

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