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nationals

US/næʃənəls/

nationals is the plural 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

Proper noun capitalized: Nationals

the Nationals

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of National Party.

Noun capitalized: Nationals

Nationals

  1. (plural) plural of National

Phrases with nationals

Questions about nationals

What is nationals the plural of?
Nationals is the plural of national.
What part of speech is nationals?
Nationals can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce nationals?
Nationals is pronounced /næʃənəls/ (US).

Words near nationals in the dictionary

  1. nationalizers
  2. nationalizes
  3. nationalizing
  4. nationally
  5. nationalness
  6. nationals
  7. nationette
  8. nationettes
  9. nationful
  10. nationhood
  11. nationhoods

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nationals (page history and authors); Nationals (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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