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Plural of national

regular plural

The plural of national is nationals.

Forms of national

Singularnational /ˈnaʃ.ə.nəl/
Pluralnationals /næʃənəls/
Countablecountable

Nationals in a sentence

  • The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
  • After winning the regional tournament, the team advanced to the nationals.
  • These have recently widened to include foreign nationals and firms, heightening worries in the international business community.2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2023. From the entry crackdown
  • Irish nationals were by far the largest constituent group among emigrants, at almost 53%.2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian. From the entry bottom
  • Only a few Indonesian nationals remained in Brunei after the war.1995, B. A. Hussainmiya, “The Genesis of Brunei Nationalism” (chapter 4), in Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III and Britain: The Making of…. From the entry Indonesiaphobia

Meaning of national

  1. adjective Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.
  2. adjective Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others.
  3. adjective Nationalistic; patriotic.

Full definition of national

Questions about the plural of national

What is the plural of national?
The plural of national is nationals.
Is national countable?
National is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: national (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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